Japanese

べる

たべる
Meaning: to eat
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 食べる 食べない
Polite 食べます 食べません
Past 食べた 食べなかった
Polite + Past 食べました 食べませんでした
Te-form 食べて 食べなくて
Potential 食べられる 食べられない
Passive 食べられる 食べられない
Causative 食べさせる 食べさせない
Imperative 食べろ 食べるな

Handwriting

食
べ
る

Example sentences

I enjoy eating my mother's cooking every day.
毎朝運動をしてから朝食を食べる
I eat breakfast after exercising every morning.
本を読みながら食べる
Eat while reading a book.
今から食べるところだ
I'm about to eat now.
少ししか食べない
I only eat a little.
今日は何も食べていない
I haven't eaten anything today.
毎日しっかり食べて、元気に過ごしましょう。
Let's eat well every day and stay healthy.
りんごを一つ食べた。
I ate one apple.
リンゴを皮ごと食べた。
I ate the apple with its skin.
好きなだけいくらでも食べていいですよ。
You can eat as much as you like.

Usage Notes

Polite form of 'to eat'. More refined than 食う (kuu). Use in polite contexts. For very formal situations, use いただく or 召し上がる.

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