University and jobs
Collocations, Stage 4chunk 15 of 25Work & school
Getting in somewhere: looking for work, finding it, entering a university or company, the experience you bring.
- shigoto o sagasulook for a job
- shigoto ga mitsukarufind a job
- daigaku ni hairuget into university, start university
- kaisha ni hairujoin a company
- keiken ga aruhave experience
Mix-ups Looking is shigoto o sagasu (o) but finding is shigoto ga mitsukaru (ga); daigaku and kaisha both take ni hairu, and keiken takes ga aru, not motsu.
shigoto o sagasu
polite shigoto o sagashimasulook for a job
仕事を探す しごとをさがす 仕事を探します
verbsagasu 探すlook for, searchtypical 1% of shigoto
Said about job hunting, mostly in -teru: ima shigoto sagashiteru (I'm looking for work). Casual speech drops o.
ima atarashii shigoto sagashiteru n da.
I'm looking for a new job right now.
今新しい仕事探してるんだ。
ima atarashii shigoto o sagashiteru n desu.
I'm looking for a new job right now.
今新しい仕事を探してるんです。
Changing jobs is tenshoku suru; students' job hunting is shuukatsu.
Same verb: baito (part-time job), heya (a flat to rent)Learn alongside: shigoto ga mitsukaruMain list: sagasu (Stage 2), -teru (Stage 1), atarashii (Stage 3), n da (Stage 1)
shigoto ga mitsukaru
polite shigoto ga mitsukarimasufind a job
仕事が見つかる しごとがみつかる 仕事が見つかります
verbmitsukaru 見つかるbe found, turn up (intransitive of mitsukeru)typical <1% of shigoto
The usual way to share or ask job news, almost always in the past: atarashii shigoto mitsukatta? Casual speech drops ga, and mada mitsukaranai means you're still looking.
yatto shigoto mitsukatta!
I finally found a job!
やっと仕事見つかった！
yatto shigoto ga mitsukarimashita!
I finally found a job!
やっと仕事が見つかりました！
Both work: shigoto mitsuketa (I found one) and shigoto mitsukatta (one turned up); the question is usually mitsukatta? Congratulating: shigoto mitsukatte yokatta ne.
Same verb: baito (part-time job), heya (a flat to rent)Learn alongside: shigoto o sagasuMain list: yatto (Stage 1), mada (Stage 1), sagasu (Stage 2)
daigaku ni hairu
polite daigaku ni hairimasuget into university, start university
大学に入る だいがくにはいる 大学に入ります
verbhairu 入るgo in, enter; join (a school, company or club)typical 7% of daigaku
trap 'Start university' tempts daigaku o hajimeru. You enter a school: daigaku ni hairu (formally nyuugaku suru). Going there day to day is daigaku ni iku or kayou.
Said in life stories, often as haitte kara (since I started) or haitta toki (when I started). Casual speech can drop ni; passing the entrance exam itself is daigaku ni ukaru.
daigaku haitte kara hitorigurashi shiteru.
I've lived alone since I started university.
大学入ってから一人暮らししてる。
daigaku ni haitte kara hitorigurashi o shitemasu.
I've lived alone since I started university.
大学に入ってから一人暮らしをしてます。
Graduating is daigaku o deru or sotsugyou suru.
Same verb: koukou (high school), senmon gakkou (vocational school), daigakuin (graduate school)Learn alongside: kaisha ni hairuMain list: hairu (Stage 1), -te kara (Stage 4), hajimeru (Stage 4)
kaisha ni hairu
polite kaisha ni hairimasujoin a company
会社に入る かいしゃにはいる 会社に入ります
verbhairu 入るgo in, enter; join (a school, company or club)typical <1% of kaisha
trap 'Join a company' tempts sanka suru, which is taking part in an event. Joining a firm, school or club is hairu: kaisha ni haitta.
Said in self-introductions and work history: kono kaisha ni haitte sannen (three years since I joined). Casual speech can drop ni; the formal word is nyuusha suru.
kono kaisha haitte, mou sannen.
It's been three years since I joined this company.
この会社入って、もう三年。
kono kaisha ni haitte, mou sannen desu.
It's been three years since I joined this company.
この会社に入って、もう三年です。
Leaving for good is kaisha o yameru; kaisha ni iku is just going to the office.
Same verb: bukatsu (school club), saakuru (university club), jimusho (a firm, an agency)Learn alongside: daigaku ni hairuMain list: hairu (Stage 1), mou (Stage 1), yameru (Stage 4)
keiken ga aru
polite keiken ga arimasuhave experience
経験がある けいけんがある 経験があります
verbaru あるthere is; have (things, a background)typical 19% of keiken
trap 'Have experience' tempts keiken o motteru, which sounds like a CV. Experience exists: keiken aru? For one thing you've done once, -ta koto aru is more natural: itta koto aru?
Said in job talk and about life, usually with what kind before it: baito no keiken aru? Casual speech drops ga, and the negative keiken nai (I've never done it) is common too.
kou iu shigoto no keiken aru?
Have you done this kind of work before?
こういう仕事の経験ある？
kou iu shigoto no keiken wa arimasu ka?
Do you have experience with this kind of work?
こういう仕事の経験はありますか？
After a trip or a hard time: ii keiken ni natta (it was a good experience).
Same verb: shikaku (qualification), menkyo (licence), buranku (a gap in your work history: buranku ga aru)Main list: aru (Stage 1), motsu (Stage 1), -ta koto (ga) aru (Stage 2)