Dutch Word of the Day
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
- Ik werk van negen tot vijf.
(I work from nine to five.) - Zij werkt als lerares op een basisschool.
(She works as a teacher at a primary school.) - 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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