勤める (つとめる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

勤める (つとめる) means to work for / to be employed at.

See example sentences below.

勤める at a glance

勤める

つとめるtsutomeru

N5verb

to work for / to be employed at

勤めるつとめるtsutomeruN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to work for / to be employed at

Example 1

父は会社につとめています。

Translation

My father works at a company.

Example 2

銀行に勤める人が多いです。

Translation

Many people work at banks.