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hatarakanai
godan verb, intransitive verb

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Plain Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakanai

English Meaning(s) for 働かない

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to work; to labor; to labour
  2. to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
  3. to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
  4. to be conjugated
* Please note, you are viewing the Japanese readings in the plain present indicative negative form, while the english meanings are based on the dictionary form.

Definition and Synonyms for 働かない

Practice avail oneself to
Synonyms: 使う, 使用, 働く, 働かす, 働かせる, 充てる, 利かす, 利用, 実行, 実践, 実践躬行, 履行, 引き当てる, 当てる, 当てはめる, 役立つ, 役立てる, 活用, 満つ, 用いる, 行う, 行ずる, 運用, 適用
Mathematical Process calculation by mathematical methods
Synonyms: オペ, オペレーション, 作業, 作用, 働き, 働く, 操作, 操業, 操車, 演算, 運営, 運算, 運転
Go perform as expected when applied
Synonyms: 作動, 働く, 動く, 動作, 機能, 稼働
Do Work be employed
Synonyms: 働く, 労働, 勤める, 勤労, 勤務, 就労
Work exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
Synonyms: 働く, 労働, 勤労, 立ち働く
Pull perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
Synonyms: しでかす, やらかす, 働く, 犯す
Purpose what something is used for
Synonyms: ファンクション, 主意, 使いどころ, 使い方, 使い道, 働き, 働く, 効用, 実利, 役割, 役目, 本旨, 機能, 狙い, 狙う, , 用法, 用途, 甲斐, 甲斐, 目当て, 目的, 職能, 趣旨
Activity a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
Synonyms: 作用, 働き, 働く, 営み, 営む, 活動
Hum the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
Synonyms: せわしい, 働き, 働く, 多忙, 忙しい, 忙中
Operate happen
Synonyms: 働く, 動く
Employ put into service
Synonyms: 使う, 使用, 働く, 働かす, 働かせる, 利する, 利用, 役する, 役立つ, 役立てる, 用いる, 行使, 運用
Put To Work cause to work
Synonyms: 使役, 働く, 働かす, 働かせる
Employ make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Synonyms: 使う, 使用, 働く, 働かす, 働かせる, 利する, 利用, 役する, 役立つ, 役立てる, 用いる, 行使, 運用

Meanings for each kanji in 働かない

» work; (kokuji)

Categories 働かない is a member of

Process a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
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Come About come to pass
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Computing the procedure of calculating
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Act perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
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Usefulness the quality of being of practical use
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Activity the state of being active
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Employ put into service
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 働かない

Conjugations for 働かない

masu stem
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hataraki
Negative stem
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hataraka
te-form
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hataraite
Negative te-form
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hatarakanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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hatarakanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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hataraku
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakanai
Past Indicative Form
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hataraita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakanakatta
Presumptive Form
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hatarakou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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hatarakimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakimasen
Past Indicative Form
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hatarakimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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hatarakimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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hatarakitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakitakunai
Past Indicative Form
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hatarakitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakitakunakatta
Adjective stem
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hatarakita
te-form
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hatarakitakute
Negative te-form
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hatarakitakunakute
Adverbial Form
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hatarakitaku
Provisional Form
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hatarakitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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hatarakitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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hatarakitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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hatarakitakunakattara
Objective Form
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hatarakitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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hatarake
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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hatarakinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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hatarakeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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hatarakanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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hataraitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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hataraitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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hatarakeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakenai
Past Indicative Form
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hataraketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakenakatta
masu-stem
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hatarake
te-form
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hatarakete
Negative te-form
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hatarakenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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hatarakemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakemasen
Past Indicative Form
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hatarakemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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hatarakareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakarenai
Past Indicative Form
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hatarakareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakarenakatta
masu stem
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hatarakare
te-form
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hatarakarete
Negative te-form
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hatarakarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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hatarakaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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hatarakaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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hatarakaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakasenai
Past Indicative Form
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hatarakaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakasenakatta
masu stem
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hatarakase
te-form
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hatarakasete
Negative te-form
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hatarakasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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hatarakasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakasemasen
Past Indicative Form
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hatarakasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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hatarakasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakasarenai
Past Indicative Form
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hatarakasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakasarenakatta
masu stem
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hatarakasare
te-form
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hatarakasarete
Negative te-form
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hatarakasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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hatarakasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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hatarakasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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hatarakan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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hatarakazaru

Sample Sentences for 働かない

He is in danger of losing his position unless he works harder.
He hardly works.
But for my family, I would not work so hard.
He hardly ever works.
He works few days a week, and gets little money.

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