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食べる

To Eat

Meaning

To Eat

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means eat so the verb version is to eat.

Reading

たべる

Explanation

You have to remember the た portion if you want to be able to read this word, which uses the kun'yomi reading. Think about yourself eating some tacos (た). Imagine yourself eating it, that raw beef taste in your mouth (either like it or hate it).

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • むさぼるように食べる

    to eat greedily

    食べたいときに食べる

    to eat when one wants to

    いっしょに食べる

    to eat together

  • ミラノで食べる

    to eat in Milan

    みんなで食べる

    to eat all together

    店で食べる

    to eat at the restaurant

  • ごはんを食べる

    to eat a meal

    おいしいものを食べる

    to eat something tasty

    何を食べる

    What do you want to eat?

  • 犬が食べる

    the dog eats

    人が食べる

    the person eats

    自分たちが食べる

    for us to eat, we eat

Context Sentences

毎日ドーナッツを食べる。

I eat donuts every day.

私は、パイナップルを一口だけ食べました。

I only had a bite of pineapple.

うちの犬はキャットフードを食べることが多いです。

Our dog often eats cat food.

Kanji Composition