Work and keep going

Core words, Stage 1chunk 13 of 55Verbs: change, start and end

Lets you talk about your job, things that go on, and getting used to them.

• hatarakuwork (at a job)
• tsuzukucontinue; go on; last
• nareruget used to

Mix-ups Tsuzuku is 'it goes on' while tsuzukeru is 'keep doing it'.

hataraku

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polite hatarakimasuPlay

work (at a job)

Shigoto suru also works for 'work'. For a machine 'working', use ugoku.

casualPlay

doko de hataraiteru no?

Where do you work?

どこで働いてるの？

politePlay

doko de hataraite imasu ka?

Where do you work?

どこで働いていますか？

Written 働く · はたらく · 働きますRank #361 in 3,030 TV dramas

tsuzuku

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polite tsuzukimasuPlay

continue; go on; last

Things going on by themselves: rain, a streak, a story; on screen it means 'to be continued'.

Tsuzukeru is 'keep doing it' (you continue something): benkyou o tsuzukeru.

casualPlay

kono ame, itsu made tsuzuku n darou.

I wonder how long this rain will keep up.

この雨、いつまで続くんだろう。

politePlay

kono ame wa itsu made tsuzuku n deshou ne.

I wonder how long this rain will keep up.

この雨はいつまで続くんでしょうね。

Written 続く · つづく · 続きますRank #443 in 3,030 TV dramas

nareru

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polite naremasuPlay

get used to

Takes ni (shigoto ni nareru); mostly heard as nareta (got used to it) or narete iru (am used to it).

Same sound as nareru, 'can become' (the potential of naru).

casualPlay

atarashii shigoto, mou nareta?

Used to the new job yet?

新しい仕事、もう慣れた？

politePlay

atarashii shigoto ni wa mou naremashita ka?

Have you got used to the new job yet?

新しい仕事にはもう慣れましたか？

Written 慣れる · なれる · 慣れますRank #946 in 3,030 TV dramas