働はたらく

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

work; labor

The basic everyday sense: to work at a job, workplace, task, or labor. Usually intransitive, often with で for the workplace.

• 父ちちは銀ぎん行こうで働はたらいている。

  My father works at a bank.

• 今日きょうは朝あさから晩ばんまで働はたらいた。

  I worked from morning until night today.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

function; operate; be effective; come into play

Used when a device, system, power, rule, influence, or mechanism works as intended or has an effect.

• この安あん全ぜん装そう置ちは正せい常じょうに働はたらいている。

  This safety device is functioning normally.

• この場ば合あい、強つよい重じゅう力りょくが働はたらく。

  In this case, a strong gravitational force comes into play.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

commit; perpetrate; do wrong

Common in negative set phrases such as 悪事を働く, 不正を働く, and 盗みを働く. Although The verb intransitive, this usage commonly appears has を before the wrongdoing.

• 彼かれは会かい社しゃで不ふ正せいを働はたらいた。

  He committed wrongdoing at the company.

• その男おとこは何なん度ども盗ぬすみを働はたらいた。

  The man committed theft again and again.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

be conjugated

Technical linguistic use, especially in grammar descriptions; 働く means that a word conjugates or functions according to a particular conjugation pattern.

• 文ぶん法ぽう書しょでは、この語ごは四よ段だんに働はたらくと説せつ明めいされる。

  In grammar books, this word is explained as conjugating as a yodan verb.