Japanese Word of the Day
食べる
ta-BE-ru • verb (ru-verb, transitive) — 9th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to eat; to consume food
Examples
- 朝ごはんを食べました。
(I ate breakfast.) - 彼はリンゴを食べている。
(He is eating an apple.) - もっと食べたいです。
(I want to eat more.)
Synonyms
- 食事する
- 召し上がる
- 食う
食べる is the basic verb for 'to eat.' It's an ichidan (ru) verb: polite form 食べます, negative 食べない, request 食べてください. Use 召し上がる as an honorific when speaking to customers or elders, いただく as a humble form, and 食う in casual/rough speech. It applies to eating meals and individual items (e.g., apples, snacks).
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