Japanese

ける

はたらきつづける
Meaning: to continue working
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 働き続ける 働き続けない
Polite 働き続けます 働き続けません
Past 働き続けた 働き続けなかった
Polite + Past 働き続けました 働き続けませんでした
Te-form 働き続けて 働き続けなくて
Potential 働き続けられる 働き続けられない
Passive 働き続けられる 働き続けられない
Causative 働き続けさせる 働き続けさせない
Imperative 働き続けろ 働き続けるな

Handwriting

働
き
続
け
る

Example sentences

He continues to work even after retirement.
彼はまるで生き急ぐように、休みなく働き続けた。
He continued to work without rest, as if he were rushing through life.

Usage Notes

A compound verb formed from 'work' (hataraki) and 'continue' (tsuzukeru).

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