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    仕事がうまくいく (work goes smoothly/well)

    Grammar & Usage

    verb phrase / idiom
    neutral

    How it works

    Formed by the noun 仕事 (work/job), the subject marker が, the adverbial form うまく (well/skillfully, from the adjective うまい), and the verb いく (to go/proceed). It functions intransitively to describe tasks, projects, or employment situations progressing favorably and without issue.

    Sample sentences

    今のところ、新しいプロジェクトの仕事がうまくいっています。

    So far, work on the new project is going smoothly.

    明日の大事な仕事がうまくいくといいですね。

    I hope tomorrow's important work goes well.

    チームの協力のおかげで、仕事がうまくいくようになった。

    Thanks to the team's cooperation, work started going smoothly.

    Quick facts

    politeness:Plain/dictionary form; easily made polite by conjugating the final verb to いきます (ikimasu)
    conjugation:Godan verb conjugation based on いく (e.g., うまくいきます, うまくいった, うまくいかない)
    kanji_breakdown:仕事 (shigoto: work) + が (ga) + 上手く (umaku: skillfully/well) + 行く (iku: to go/proceed)

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    今のところ、新しいプロジェクトの仕事がうまくいっています。

    So far, work on the new project is going smoothly.

    明日の大事な仕事がうまくいくといいですね。

    I hope tomorrow's important work goes well.

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