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作業しましたさぎょうしました

sagyoushimashita

polite past: did work

N3

How to remember this word

Under the surface, 作業しました is still 作業 — same image, new grammar around it: 作業 = the hands-on work.

Example sentences

Example 1

jikan wa kakarimashita ga, buji ni sagyoushimashita.

It took time, but work finished without trouble.

Example 2

kinou, sagyoushimashita.

Work finished yesterday.

Usage note

する-verb form of 作業 (work / task).