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    仕事がうまくいく (shigoto ga umaku iku) - work goes well

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    neutral

    How it works

    This expression combines '仕事 (shigoto - work)' with the particle 'が (ga)' indicating the subject, and 'うまくいく (umaku iku)' meaning 'to go well' or 'to succeed'. 'うまく (umaku)' is the adverbial form of the adjective 'うまい (umai - skillful, good)', and 'いく (iku)' means 'to go'. Thus, literally it means 'work goes skillfully/well'.

    Sample sentences

    最近、仕事がうまくいくので、とても楽しいです。

    Recently, my work is going well, so I'm really enjoying it.

    彼のアドバイスのおかげで、仕事がうまくいくようになりました。

    Thanks to his advice, my work started going smoothly.

    このプロジェクトが無事に終わり、仕事がうまくいくことを願っています。

    I hope this project finishes safely and work goes well.

    Quick facts

    nuance:'うまくいく' implies a smooth progression or successful outcome, often after some effort or with good fortune.
    politeness:The expression itself is neutral. It can be made more polite by conjugating 'いく' into its polite form 'いきます' or using more formal sentence structures.

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    最近、仕事がうまくいくので、とても楽しいです。

    Recently, my work is going well, so I'm really enjoying it.

    彼のアドバイスのおかげで、仕事がうまくいくようになりました。

    Thanks to his advice, my work started going smoothly.

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