Ichidan verb
勤めるつとめる
tsutomeruAlso read つとめる: 努める (endeavor). All 2 words
勤める (つとめる, tsutomeru) — to work — is an ichidan verb: 勤めて (te-form), 勤めた (past), 勤めない (negative), 勤めます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to be employed; to serve.
How 勤める conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 勤め. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
勤める
dropsstem + ending
勤めない勤めないnegative · I don't work there.
勤めます勤めますpolite present
勤めて勤めてte-form · I work there and …
勤めた勤めたpast · I worked there.
勤められる勤められるpotential · I can work there.
勤めれば勤めればif · If I work there, ...
勤めよう勤めようvolitional · Let's work there.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 勤める つとめる tsutomeru | |
| past N5 I worked there. | 勤めた つとめた tsutometa | |
| negative N5 I don't work there. | 勤めない つとめない tsutomenai | |
| te-form N5 I work there and … | 勤めて つとめて tsutomete | |
| past negative N4 | 勤めなかった つとめなかった tsutomenakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's work there. | 勤めよう つとめよう tsutomeyou | |
| potential N3 I can work there. | 勤められる つとめられる tsutomerareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I work there, ... | 勤めれば つとめれば tsutomereba | |
| cond. たら N3 When I work there, ... | 勤めたら つとめたら tsutometara | |
| passive N2 He works there. | 勤められる つとめられる tsutomerareru | |
| causative N2 I make someone work there. | 勤めさせる つとめさせる tsutomesaseru | |
| imperative N1 | 勤めろ つとめろ tsutomero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 勤めます つとめます tsutomemasu | |
| past N5 I worked there. | 勤めました つとめました tsutomemashita | |
| negative N5 I don't work there. | 勤めません つとめません tsutomemasen | |
| past negative N4 | 勤めませんでした つとめませんでした tsutomemasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's work there. | 勤めましょう つとめましょう tsutomemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm working there. | 勤めている つとめている tsutometeiru | |
| ていた N4 I was working there. | 勤めていた つとめていた tsutometeita | |
| ています N4 I'm working there. | 勤めています つとめています tsutometeimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was working there. | 勤めていました つとめていました tsutometeimashita |