Japanese

くちにはこぶ
Meaning: to bring to one's mouth; to eat
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 口に運ぶ 口に運ばない
Polite 口に運びます 口に運びません
Past 口に運んだ 口に運ばなかった
Polite + Past 口に運びました 口に運びませんでした
Te-form 口に運んで 口に運ばなくて
Potential 口に運べる 口に運べない
Passive 口に運ばれる 口に運ばれない
Causative 口に運ばせる 口に運ばせない
Causative + Passive 口に運ばされる 口に運ばされない
Imperative 口に運べ 口に運ぶな

Handwriting

口
に
運
ぶ

Example

She carefully brought the food to her mouth with a fork.

Usage Notes

A polite or literary expression for eating, focusing on the action of moving food to the mouth.

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