食たべる

taberu

Ichidan Verb

1. to eat

Transitive

もっと果物くだものを食たべるべきです。

motto kudamonō taberubekidesu.

You should eat more fruit.

Ichidan Verb

2. to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

Transitive

僕ぼくは脚本きゃくほん家かで食たべていく決心けっしんをした。

bokuwa kyakuhonkade tabete iku kesshin'o shita.

I am determined to make a living as a playwright.

Other forms:

59 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

食たべた

tabeta

The past form

1. ate

★ Common

Verb

#12817

食たべて

tabete

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

1. Eat; Eating

★ Common

Verb

#16298

食たべない

tabenai

The negative form

1. Not to eat; Not eating

★ Common

Verb

#17498

食たべなかった

tabenakatta

The past negative form

1. Did not eat.

★ Common

Verb

#18314

食たべました

tabemashita

The polite past form

1. Ate; Had eaten

★ Common

Verb

#15210

食たべます

tabemasu

The polite form

1. To eat; Eating

★ Common

Verb

#14867

食たべません

tabemasen

The polite negative form

1. Do not eat.; Will not eat.

★ Common

Verb

#15759

食たべませんでした

tabemasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Did not eat.

★ Common

Verb

#17454

Common 24 items

食たべたい

tabetai

Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")

1. Want to eat

★ Common

Verb

#12667

食たべたくない

tabetakunai

Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")

1. Don't want to eat.; Not wanting to eat.

★ Common

Verb

#16941

食たべたばかり

tabetabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just ate; Recently ate

★ Common

Verb

#18010

食たべちゃう

tabechau

The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret

1. Eat up; I ate (it)

★ Common

Verb

#15767

食たべちゃダメ

tabecha dame

A casual prohibition ("not allowed to...")

1. Don't eat that.; You mustn't eat that.

★ Common

Verb

#16518

食たべていない

tabete inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not eating; Has not eaten

★ Common

Verb

#17916

食たべている

tabete iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Eating; Is eating

★ Common

Verb

#18125

食たべてはいけない

tabetewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not eat.; Do not eat.

★ Common

Adjective

#16517

食たべてもいい

tabetemo iu

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. May eat.; Can eat.

★ Common

Adjective

#17957

食たべとく

tabetoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. To eat beforehand; To have eaten

★ Common

Verb

#13509

食たべないで

tabenaide

A plain negative request ("don't...")

1. Don't eat.

★ Common

Verb

#14136

食たべなきゃ

tabenakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Must eat.; Have to eat.

★ Common

Verb

#13249

食たべなくてもいい

tabenakutemo iu

Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")

1. Don't have to eat.; No need to eat.

★ Common

Adjective

#15652

食たべなければならない

tabenakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must eat; Have to eat

★ Common

Adjective

#16703

食たべよう

tabeyō

Informal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's eat.; Shall we eat?

★ Common

Verb

#16258

食たべられない

taberarenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Cannot eat; Unable to eat

★ Common

Verb

#13307

食たべられる

taberareru

Expresses ability (can do)

1. Edible; Can eat

2. Is eaten; Can be eaten

★ Common

Verb

#14210

食たべるところ

taberu tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to eat; Eating

★ Common

Verb

#14200

食たべるみたい

taberu mitai

Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")

1. Looks like eating.; Seems to be eating.

★ Common

Verb

#17171

食たべています

tabete imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Eating.; Is eating.

★ Common

Verb

#15956

食たべないでください

tabenaide kudasai

A polite negative request ("please don't...")

1. Please don't eat.; Don't eat.

★ Common

Verb

#16797

食たべなさい

tabenasai

A polite command form (e.g., parent to child)

1. Eat.

★ Common

Verb

#16791

食たべましょう

tabemashō

Formal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's eat.; Shall we eat?

★ Common

Verb

#16784

食たべられます

taberaremasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can eat; Is able to eat

★ Common

Verb

#16913

Advanced 27 items

食たべがち

tabegachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Prone to eating; Likely to eat

★ Common

Verb

#16941

食たべきる

tabekiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. Eat completely; Finish eating

★ Common

Verb

#16597

食たべさせられる

tabesaserareru

The causative-passive form (is made to be done)

1. To be made to eat; To be forced to eat

★ Common

Verb

#14728

食たべさせる

tabesaseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. To feed; To have someone eat

★ Common

Verb

#14707

食たべそうだ

tabesōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. Looks delicious; Looks edible

★ Common

Verb

#17430

食たべたそうだ

tabeta sōda

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")

1. They say (they) ate.; It is said (they) ate.

★ Common

Verb

#16071

食たべただろう

tabetadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably ate.; Probably did.

★ Common

Verb

#13347

食たべたところ

tabeta tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Just ate.; Have eaten.

★ Common

Verb

#16013

食たべたら

tabetara

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

1. If/when (one) eats; After eating

★ Common

Verb

#16475

食たべたらしい

tabetarashii

Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")

1. Seemed to have eaten.; Apparently ate.

★ Common

Verb

#16453

食たべっぱなし

tabeppanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Half-eaten; Left unfinished

★ Common

Verb

#13269

食たべてくれ

tabete kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Eat.; Feed me.

★ Common

Verb

#13445

食たべてちょうだい

tabete chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Please feed me.; Let me eat.

★ Common

Verb

#18027

食たべないでくれ

tabenaide kure

A masculine negative request

1. Please don't eat that.; Don't eat it.

★ Common

Verb

#16119

食たべなければいけない

tabenakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. Must eat; Have to eat

★ Common

Adjective

#12638

食たべぬく

tabenuku

Emphasizes perseverance through completion

1. To eat through; To persist and finish

★ Common

Verb

#16587

食たべるそうだ

taberu sōda

Expresses hearsay ("I heard that...")

1. They say (they) eat.; (Someone) is going to eat.

★ Common

Verb

#14391

食たべると

taberuto

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

1. If/when one eats; When eating

★ Common

Verb

#15026

食たべるな

taberuna

A strong, direct prohibition ("don't!")

1. Don't eat.

★ Common

Verb

#17909

食たべるなら

taberunara

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

1. If eating; When eating

★ Common

Verb

#15939

食たべるようだ

taberu yōda

A more formal way to express appearance ("appears that...")

1. Seems; Looks like

★ Common

Verb

#14527

食たべるらしい

taberurashii

Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")

1. Seems they eat.; Apparently eats.

★ Common

Verb

#17335

食たべれば

tabereba

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

1. If/when (one) eats; If (one) would eat

★ Common

Verb

#17698

食たべろ

tabero

A strong, direct command

1. Eat.

★ Common

Verb

#14455

食たべてくださいませ

tabete kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please eat.; Do enjoy.

★ Common

Verb

#15329

食たべてはならない

tabetewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Must not eat.; Do not eat.

★ Common

Adjective

#12595

食たべてもよろしい

tabetemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. May I eat it?; You may eat.

★ Common

Adjective

#17336

食たべる

taberu

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

59 Variants Available