Japanese

くいあらす
Meaning: to devour; to ravage; to eat away
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 食い荒す 食い荒さない
Polite 食い荒します 食い荒しません
Past 食い荒した 食い荒さなかった
Polite + Past 食い荒しました 食い荒しませんでした
Te-form 食い荒して 食い荒さなくて
Potential 食い荒せる 食い荒せない
Passive 食い荒される 食い荒されない
Causative 食い荒させる 食い荒させない
Imperative 食い荒せ 食い荒すな

Handwriting

食
い
荒
す

Example

Wild raccoons ravaged the vegetables in the field.

Usage Notes

Often refers to wild animals ruining crops by eating them partially and leaving a mess, but can also be used figuratively.

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