Japanese

らう

くらう
Meaning: to eat; to drink; to receive (a blow, etc.); to suffer
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 食らう 食らわない
Polite 食らいます 食らいません
Past 食らった 食らわなかった
Polite + Past 食らいました 食らいませんでした
Te-form 食らって 食らわなくて
Potential 食らえる 食らえない
Passive 食らわれる 食らわれない
Causative 食らわせる 食らわせない
Causative + Passive 食らわされる 食らわされない
Imperative 食らえ 食らうな

Handwriting

食
ら
う

Example sentences

I got a big scolding from the teacher.
門限を三時間も破って、父から大目玉を食らった。
I broke my curfew by three hours and got a severe scolding from my father.

Usage Notes

A rough or vulgar way to say 'to eat'. In this context, it means to receive something unpleasant like a blow or a scolding.

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