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    仕事がうまくいく (work goes well)

    Grammar & Usage

    verb phrase / idiomatic expression
    neutral

    How it works

    Composed of the noun 仕事 (work/job), the subject-marking particle が, the adverbial form うまく (well/smoothly, from the adjective うまい), and the verb いく (to go/proceed). It describes a situation where work, a project, or a professional task progresses successfully without major issues. It can be inflected into standard verbal forms, such as polite (うまくいきます), past (うまくいった), or negative (うまくいかない).

    Sample sentences

    新しいプロジェクトの仕事がうまくいって、チーム全員が安心した。

    The work on the new project went well, and everyone on the team was relieved.

    仕事がうまくいくように、事前にしっかり準備をしておきましょう。

    Let's prepare thoroughly in advance so that the work goes smoothly.

    最近はストレスのせいで、なかなか仕事がうまくいかない。

    Lately, work just doesn't seem to be going well due to stress.

    Quick facts

    negation:仕事がうまくいかない (shigoto ga umaku ikanai)
    politeness:plain / dictionary form
    kanji_notes:うまく is frequently written in hiragana, though the kanji variants 上手く or 巧く can also be used.
    polite_form:仕事がうまくいきます (shigoto ga umaku ikimasu)

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    Example

    新しいプロジェクトの仕事がうまくいって、チーム全員が安心した。

    The work on the new project went well, and everyone on the team was relieved.

    仕事がうまくいくように、事前にしっかり準備をしておきましょう。

    Let's prepare thoroughly in advance so that the work goes smoothly.

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