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3524 words · JLPT N3
JLPT N3 vocabulary
Words 841–850
boshuushimashita
polite past: did recruitment
帰る前に一度募集しました。
かえる まえ に いちど ぼしゅうしました。
kaeru mae ni ichido boshuushimashita.
We did recruitment once before going home.
💡 する-verb form of 募集 (recruitment).
Do not learn 募集しました from zero: it carries 募集 inside it. Hold on to 募集 = now recruiting and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →saiyoushimashita
polite past: did hiring
先週やっと採用しました。
せんしゅう やっと さいようしました。
senshuu yatto saiyoushimashita.
Hiring finally finished last week.
💡 する-verb form of 採用 (hiring).
Do not learn 採用しました from zero: it carries 採用 inside it. Hold on to 採用 = company chooses and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →mensetsushimashita
polite past: did interview
先月、初めて面接しました。
せんげつ、はじめて めんせつしました。
sengetsu, hajimete mensetsushimashita.
Last month we did interview for the first time.
💡 する-verb form of 面接 (interview).
面接しました is 面接 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 面接 = job interview.
Read the full tip →taishokushimashita
polite past: did resignation
今週のはじめに退職しました。
こんしゅう の はじめ に たいしょくしました。
konshuu no hajime ni taishokushimashita.
Resignation was done at the start of this week.
💡 する-verb form of 退職 (resignation).
Once 退職 clicks, 退職しました comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 退職 = leave the company.
Read the full tip →shukkinshimashita
polite past: did going to work
思ったより早く出勤しました。
おもった より はやく しゅっきんしました。
omotta yori hayaku shukkinshimashita.
Going to work finished sooner than expected.
💡 する-verb form of 出勤 (going to work).
Do not learn 出勤しました from zero: it carries 出勤 inside it. Hold on to 出勤 = go in to work and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →taikinshimashita
polite past: did leaving work
先月、初めて退勤しました。
せんげつ、はじめて たいきんしました。
sengetsu, hajimete taikinshimashita.
Last month we did leaving work for the first time.
💡 する-verb form of 退勤 (leaving work).
退勤しました is 退勤 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 退勤 = leave work for the day.
Read the full tip →tsuukinshimashita
polite past: did commuting
先週やっと通勤しました。
せんしゅう やっと つうきんしました。
senshuu yatto tsuukinshimashita.
Commuting finally finished last week.
💡 する-verb form of 通勤 (commuting).
Do not learn 通勤しました from zero: it carries 通勤 inside it. Hold on to 通勤 = the commute and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →tantoushimashita
polite past: did being in charge
今日の午前中に担当しました。
きょう の ごぜんちゅう に たんとうしました。
kyou no gozenchuu ni tantoushimashita.
Being in charge was done this morning.
💡 する-verb form of 担当 (being in charge).
Under the surface, 担当しました is still 担当 — same image, new grammar around it: 担当 = in charge of it.
Read the full tip →kanrishimashita
polite past: did management
今週のはじめに管理しました。
こんしゅう の はじめ に かんりしました。
konshuu no hajime ni kanrishimashita.
Management was done at the start of this week.
💡 する-verb form of 管理 (management).
Once 管理 clicks, 管理しました comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 管理 = manage / keep in order.
Read the full tip →eigyoushimashita
polite past: did sales
お客様と相談して営業しました。
おきゃくさま と そうだん して えいぎょうしました。
okyakusama to soudan shite eigyoushimashita.
We finished sales after talking with the client.
💡 する-verb form of 営業 (sales / business).
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