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  2. 勤める

つとめる

勤める

N2

to work (for)

tsutomeru

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JLPT
N2
Frequency
#12,871

Meanings

  1. 1
    to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to serve (as)ru-verbtransitive
  2. 2
    to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to serve out (e.g. an apprenticeship)ru-verbtransitive
  3. 3
    to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)ru-verbtransitive

JMdict 1240825

Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~masu)
勤めますつとめます
つとめます
Polite Past (~mashita)
勤めましたつとめました
つとめました
Polite Negative (~masen)
勤めませんつとめません
つとめません
Plain Negative (~nai)
勤めないつとめない
つとめない
Te-form (Connecting)
勤めてつとめて
つとめて
Plain Past (~ta)
勤めたつとめた
つとめた
Potential (Can do)
勤められるつとめられる
つとめられる

In a sentence

彼(かれ)は広告(こうこく)会社(かいしゃ)に勤め(つとめ)ている。

He works for an advertising agency.

Written with

  • 勤diligence12 strokes

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