Definition: 意味
to work for someone
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 勤める 【つとめる】(tsutomeru).
Meaning: to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in).
Type: Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary
勤める - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
ここは私がつとめる会社です。
ここはわたしがつとめるかいしゃです。
koko wa watashi ga tsutomeru kaisha desu.
This is the company that I work in.
Example #2
彼は15ヶ月のけいきを勤めた。
かれは15かげつのけいきをつとめた。
kare wa 15 kagetsu no keiki o tsutometa.
He served a prison term of 15 months.
Example #3
私は20年間つとめた会社を昨年たいしょくしました。
わたしは20ねんかんつとめたかいしゃをきょねんたいしょくしました。
watashi wa 20 nenkan tsutometa kaisha o kyonen taishoku shimashita.
I retired from the company that I was working in for 20 years.
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