勤める

勤める

つとめる

To work for; to serve (a company)

N5verb·tsutomeru

How to remember it

勤 appears in 勤務 ("duty/service"); serving a workplace with effort.

Example sentences

  • 銀行に勤めています。

    ぎんこうにつとめています。

    I work at a bank.

  • 彼は会社に二十年勤めている。

    かれはかいしゃににじゅうねんつとめている。

    He has worked at the company for twenty years.

Usage

Ichidan verb; takes に for the employer; more formal than 働く.

Related words

仕事働く勤務

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