Japanese

くう
Meaning: to eat; to consume; to bite; to survive
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 食う 食わない
Polite 食います 食いません
Past 食った 食わなかった
Polite + Past 食いました 食いませんでした
Te-form 食って 食わなくて
Potential 食える 食えない
Passive 食われる 食われない
Causative 食わせる 食わせない
Causative + Passive 食わされる 食わされない
Imperative 食え 食うな

Handwriting

食
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Example sentences

He eats his meal greedily.
その手はもう食わないよ。
I won't fall for that trick anymore.
腹が減ったから、早く飯を食おう。
I'm hungry, so let's go eat a meal quickly.
そんなことを言ったら、時間を食うだけだ。
Saying such a thing will only eat up time.
悪天候のため、空港で三時間の足止めを食った。
Due to bad weather, I was held up at the airport for three hours.
メシを食いに行こう。
Let's go eat!
約束の場所で一時間待ったが結局待ち惚けを食った。
I waited at the meeting spot for an hour, but in the end, I was stood up.

Usage Notes

A casual or rough way to say 'eat', often used by men. Also means to consume (time/money) or to be bitten (by bugs).

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