働く (Hataraku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to work, to labor, to labour, to function”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto work; to labor; to labour
- godan verb, intransitive verbto function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
- godan verb, intransitive verbto commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be conjugated
Examples
彼女は働き続けた。
She went on working.
父は不眠不休で働いた。
My father worked hard night and day.
父は工場で働いている。
My father works for a factory.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).