仕事をやめる

shigoto o yameru

verb phrase★Intermediate💡 quit one's job

formal

To voluntarily resign from one's employment or professional position.

会社をやめたいと思っています。

I'm thinking about quitting my company.

彼女は仕事をやめた後、フリーランスになった。

After quitting her job, she became a freelancer.

💡

Used for both personal decisions and forced resignations. The verb やめる (yameru) can also mean 'to stop' or 'to give up' in other contexts.

Collocations

仕事を辞めるquit one's job (more formal)会社を辞めるquit one's company仕事をやめさせるto make someone quit their job (forced resignation)

Synonyms

退職する辞職する辞める

Antonyms

就職する雇用される

Related Phrases

リストラされるphrase

to be laid off (forced resignation)

転職するphrase

to change jobs

💡Pro Tip

Politeness Levels

When speaking to superiors or in formal situations, use 退職する (taishoku suru) instead of やめる (yameru). For example: '来月退職します' (I will resign next month).

⚡Gold Rule

Verb Conjugation

The verb やめる conjugates like other ichidan verbs: やめます (polite), やめた (past), やめない (negative). Example: '仕事をやめました' (I quit my job).

📖Word Origin

仕事 (shigoto) means 'work' or 'job' (from 仕 'to serve' + 事 'thing'). やめる (yameru) means 'to stop,' 'to quit,' or 'to resign.' The phrase combines these to mean 'to stop working' or 'to quit one's job.'

📝Usage Notes

This phrase is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts. In business settings, 退職する (taishoku suru) is more formal. The verb やめる is versatile and can be used with other nouns (e.g., 学校をやめる 'to quit school').

Word Breakdown

仕事

work/job

noun

を

object marker (direct object)

particle

やめる

to quit/stop/resign

verb

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