Japanese Word of the Day
食べる
ta-BE-ru • verb (ichidan/ru-verb) — 26th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to eat
Examples
- 毎日野菜を食べる。
(I eat vegetables every day.) - もう食べましたか？
(Have you eaten already?) - このケーキを食べてみてください。
(Please try eating this cake.)
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食べる is the common everyday verb for 'to eat.' It is an ichidan (ru-) verb, so the stem is 食べ- (e.g. 食べます, 食べた, 食べて). Use 召し上がる as a polite/honorific alternative and 食う as a rough or casual colloquial form. 食べる is used for meals, snacks, and general eating actions.
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