1.
to contract; to undertake; to take on (a job)
To formally agree to take responsibility for a task or project, especially construction, manufacturing, or other professional work, usually under a contract.
その工事を請け負った。
We contracted to do the construction work.
大手の建設会社が駅の改修を請け負った。
A major construction company undertook the renovation of the station.
個人で翻訳の仕事を請け負って生計を立てている。
I make a living by taking on translation work as a freelancer.
請け負う is a transitive godan verb (conjugation: 請け負わない, 請け負って, etc.).
ASPECT (ている):
請け負っている indicates that someone currently has a contract or is in the process of carrying out contracted work.
PARTICLE PATTERNS:
- を請け負う (to contract for something)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 工事を請け負う (to contract for construction)
- 仕事を請け負う (to take on a job)
- 業務を請け負う (to undertake operations)
RELATED WORDS:
The noun form is 請負 (contract, contracting). A 請負業者 is a contractor.