捕食ほしょく

hoshoku

Noun

Suru Verb

1. predation; eating prey; preying upon

Transitive

例たとえばベルベットモンキーは、輪わを描えがいて飛とぶワシがいるとある種たねの呼よびかけを用もちいるようになる。ワシはサルを捕食ほしょくするのだ。

tatoeba berubettomonkiiwa wao egaite tobu washiga iruto aru taneno yobikakeo mochiiru yōni naru. washiwa saruo hoshoku suru noda.

For example, vervet monkeys learn to use a certain call in the presence of circling eagles, who prey on the monkeys.

Word Pronunciation

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Example Sentences

tatoeba berubettomonkiiwa wao egaite tobu washiga iruto aru taneno yobikakeo mochiiru yōni naru. washiwa saruo hoshoku suru noda.

For example, vervet monkeys learn to use a certain call in the presence of circling eagles, who prey on the monkeys.

Characters

Written Form

捕 kanji, 10 strokes catch
食 kanji, 9 strokes eat

Reading

ほ hiragana, 4 strokes
ho
し hiragana, 1 strokes
shi
ょ hiragana, 2 strokes
く hiragana, 1 strokes
ku

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

捕食ほしょくじゃない

hoshokujanai

The negative form

1. Not predatory; Not hunting

Noun

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捕食ほしょくだった

hoshokudatta

The past form

1. Was predation.

Noun

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捕食ほしょくで

hoshokude

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. By predation; Predatory

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捕食ほしょくの

hoshokuno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Predatory; Carnivorous

Noun

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捕食ほしょくじゃありません

hoshokujārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not a predator.; Is not predatory.

敬

Noun

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捕食ほしょくじゃないです

hoshokujanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not hunting.; It's not predation.

敬

Noun

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捕食ほしょくでした

hoshokudeshita

The polite past form

1. Was hunting.; Was preying.

敬

Noun

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捕食ほしょくです

hoshokudesu

The polite form

1. Predation.; Hunting.

敬

Noun

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捕食ほしょくではありません

hoshokudewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not predation.; Is not hunting.

敬

Noun

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Common 6 items

捕食ほしょくじゃなかった

hoshokujanakatta

The past negative form

1. Was not predatory; Did not hunt

Noun

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捕食ほしょくだろう

ho shokudarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably a predator.

Noun

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捕食ほしょくじゃありませんでした

hoshokujārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a predator.; Did not hunt.

敬

Noun

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捕食ほしょくじゃなかったです

hoshokujanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not hunting.; Did not prey.

敬

Noun

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捕食ほしょくでしょう

ho shokudeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably hunt; Will likely prey

敬

Noun

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捕食ほしょくではありませんでした

hoshokudewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not predatory.; Did not hunt.

敬

Noun

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Advanced 3 items

捕食ほしょくだったら

hoshokudattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when hunted; If/when preyed upon

Noun

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捕食ほしょくであれば

hoshokudeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when hunting; If it hunts

Noun

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捕食ほしょくなら

hoshokunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when hunting; If/when preying

Noun

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