工作する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 工作する | 工作しない |
| Polite | 工作します | 工作しません |
| Past polite | 工作しました | 工作しませんでした |
| Past | 工作した | 工作しなかった |
| Te-form | 工作して | 工作しないで |
| Desire | 工作したい | 工作したくない |
| Potential | 工作できる | 工作できない |
| Passive | 工作される | 工作されない |
| Causative | 工作させる | 工作させない |
| Causative passive | 工作させられる | 工作させられない |
| Volitional | 工作しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 工作しましょう | |
| Imperative | 工作しろ | 工作するな |
| Conditional | 工作すれば | 工作しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 工作したら | 工作しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
handicraft; craft work
Common in school and hobby contexts for making simple things by hand from paper, cardboard, wood, clay, and similar materials.
The children did craft work with paper cups.
I took my summer-vacation craft project to school.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
work; construction; manufacturing; machining
Used for making, constructing, or working materials, especially in technical or compound terms such as 機械工作 and 工作物. In many everyday contexts, 加工, 製作, or 工事 may be more specific.
We cut metal in the machine-work class.
This part requires precise machining.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
maneuvering; behind-the-scenes manipulation
Often used in compounds such as 裏工作, 政治工作, and 世論工作 for secret, strategic, or manipulative activity. The word commonly carries a suspicious or negative nuance in this use.
They pushed ahead with behind-the-scenes maneuvering before the election.
It was reported that the country carried out opinion-manipulation operations overseas.
Today in arts-and-crafts class we made paper airplanes.
I made a model house using cardboard.
He worked behind the scenes to control the personnel decisions.
He lobbied the lawmaker behind the scenes to get the bill passed.
factory ship; repair ship · spy ship