laboroj

Laboroj is the Esperanto plural of laboro. The term laboro denotes work in its broad sense: activity, employment or a task; it can also refer to a body of output in art or science, though verkoj is often used for artistic works. The plural form laboroj is used for both “works” and “jobs,” depending on context.

Grammatical notes: laboro is a countable noun with no gender. The nominative plural is laboroj; the accusative plural is laborojn. With numerals you use the accusative: Mi havas du laborojn (I have two jobs). For tasks, one can say Mi faris plurajn laborojn por la projekto (I did several tasks for the project).

Usage and senses: laboro commonly means employment or work as activity. It also refers to tasks or pieces of work completed during a project. In reference to a person’s job, you can say Mi havas ĝin, mi laboras, or Mi havas tri laborojn depending on the exact sense. For artistic or scholarly outputs, verkoj or verko is often preferred when stressing the oeuvre, while laboroj emphasizes individual tasks or works.

Etymology and related forms: laboro comes from the Latin labor, via the Esperanto root labor- forming related words such as labori (to work), laborado (the act of working), laboristo (worker), and laborantaro (workforce).

See also: labori, laborado, laboristo, verko, verkoj.