Japanese

でる

ゆでる
Meaning: to boil (food)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 茹でる 茹でない
Polite 茹でます 茹でません
Past 茹でた 茹でなかった
Polite + Past 茹でました 茹でませんでした
Te-form 茹でて 茹でなくて
Potential 茹でられる 茹でられない
Passive 茹でられる 茹でられない
Causative 茹でさせる 茹でさせない
Imperative 茹でろ 茹でるな

Handwriting

茹
で
る

Example sentences

The secret to boiling pasta is to put salt in plenty of hot water.
茹でたほうれん草をごまであえた。
I dressed the boiled spinach with sesame.
夏になると、茹でた玉蜀黍を食べるのが楽しみだ。
When summer comes, I look forward to eating boiled corn.
ジャガ芋を茹でて食べる
I boil and eat potatoes.

Usage Notes

Specifically refers to cooking food in boiling water.

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