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残業する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 残業する | 残業しない |
| Polite | 残業します | 残業しません |
| Past polite | 残業しました | 残業しませんでした |
| Past | 残業した | 残業しなかった |
| Te-form | 残業して | 残業しないで |
| Desire | 残業したい | 残業したくない |
| Potential | 残業できる | 残業できない |
| Passive | 残業される | 残業されない |
| Causative | 残業させる | 残業させない |
| Causative passive | 残業させられる | 残業させられない |
| Volitional | 残業しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 残業しましょう | |
| Imperative | 残業しろ | 残業するな |
| Conditional | 残業すれば | 残業しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 残業したら | 残業しなかったら |
Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
overtime work; working overtime
Refers to work done beyond regular hours, typically in a company setting. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to work overtime'.
There's too much overtime this month.
I worked overtime until late yesterday.
Usage patterns
- 〈数〉時間残業するto work (a certain number of) hours of overtime
Yesterday I worked three hours of overtime.
- 〈人〉に残業を頼まれるto be asked by someone to work overtime
My boss asked me to work overtime, so I got home late.
- 残業を断るto refuse/turn down overtime work
I had plans today, so I turned down the overtime.
- 残業が多いto have a lot of overtime (at a job or during a period)
I heard this company has a lot of overtime.
- 残業を減らすto reduce (the amount of) overtime
The company is trying to reduce employees' overtime.