努めて (つとめて): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

努めて (つとめて) means make an effort / try hard.

See example sentences below.

努めて at a glance

努めて

つとめてtsutomete

N1adv

make an effort / try hard

努めてつとめてtsutometeN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

make an effort / try hard

Example 1

彼は仕事に努めています。

Translation

He is making an effort at work.

Example 2

毎朝早く起きるよう努めている。

Translation

I try hard to wake up early every morning.