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werken

/WER-ken/ • verb — 11th of Apr, 2026


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Meaning: to work (perform labor or be employed; to work on something)

Examples

  1. Ik werk van negen tot vijf.
    (I work from nine to five.)
  2. Zij werkt als lerares op een basisschool.
    (She works as a teacher at a primary school.)
  3. Wij werken aan het project voor de klant.
    (We are working on the project for the client.)

Synonyms

  • arbeiden
  • jobben
Werken is the common verb for being employed or doing tasks. Use it alone for employment (Ik werk) or with aan + object to say you are working on something (Ik werk aan een project). Conjugation: ik werk, jij werkt, hij/zij werkt, wij werken.

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