食くえる

kueru

Ichidan Verb

1. to be tasty; to be worth eating; to be worth trying

Intransitive

Ichidan Verb

2. to be able to subsist; to be able to make a living

Intransitive

Ichidan Verb

3. to be edible

Intransitive

58 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

食くえた

kueta

The past form

1. Ate; Could eat

Verb

#84918

食くえて

kuete

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

1. Eat; Be able to eat

Verb

#60712

食くえない

kuenai

The negative form

1. Can't eat; Unreliable

Verb

#32104

食くえなかった

kuenakatta

The past negative form

1. Could not eat.; Was unable to eat.

Verb

#104224

食くえました

kuemashita

The polite past form

1. Ate (politely); Could eat (politely)

Verb

#604097

食くえます

kuemasu

The polite form

1. Can eat; Will eat

Verb

#156469

食くえません

kuemasen

The polite negative form

1. Cannot eat.; May not eat.

Verb

#108326

食くえませんでした

kuemasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Could not eat.; Was unable to eat.

Verb

#476156

Common 24 items

食くえたい

kuetai

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

1. Want to eat.; I want to eat.

Verb

#1214425

食くえたくない

kuetakunai

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

1. Don't want to eat.; Don't want to accept.

Verb

#1214425

食くえたばかり

kuetabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just ate; Recently ate

Verb

#1214425

食くえちゃう

kuechau

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

1. Eat up!; I ate it (already)!

Verb

#290490

食くえちゃダメ

kuecha dame

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

1. Don't eat that.; Don't you dare eat that.

Verb

#1214425

食くえていない

kuete inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not eating; Not being able to eat

Verb

#469802

食くえている

kuete iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Eating; Living (off of)

Verb

#374818

食くえてはいけない

kuetewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not eat.; Do not eat.

Adjective

#1214425

食くえてもいい

kuetemo iu

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. May eat.; Can eat.

Adjective

#1214425

食くえとく

kuetoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. Eat beforehand; Have eaten

Verb

#1214425

食くえないで

kuenaide

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

1. Don't eat it.; Don't be able to eat.

Verb

#266604

食くえなきゃ

kuenakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Must eat.; Have to eat.

Verb

#151765

食くえなくてもいい

kuenakutemo iu

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

1. Don't have to eat it.; It's okay if you don't eat it.

Adjective

#486316

食くえなければならない

kuenakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must eat.; Have to eat.

Adjective

#1214425

食くえよう

kueyō

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

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

Verb

#526510

食くえられない

kuerarenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Cannot eat.; Unable to eat.

Verb

#1214425

食くえられる

kuerareru

Expresses ability (can do)

1. Can eat; Is edible

2. Be eaten; Be able to eat

Verb

#1000567

食くえるところ

kueru tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to eat; Capable of handling/dealing with

Verb

#454803

食くえるみたい

kueru mitai

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

1. Looks edible.; Seems like you can eat it.

Verb

#497247

食くえています

kuete imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Feeding; Is feeding

Verb

#785130

食くえないでください

kuenaide kudasai

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

1. Please don't eat it.; Please don't consume it.

Verb

#1214425

食くえなさい

kuenasai

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

1. Eat.

Verb

#1214425

食くえましょう

kuemashō

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

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

Verb

#1000567

食くえられます

kueraremasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can eat; Is able to eat

Verb

#1214425

Advanced 26 items

食くえがち

kuegachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Prone to eat; Likely to eat

Verb

#1214425

食くえきる

kuekiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. Eat completely; Finish eating

Verb

#1214425

食くえさせられる

kuesaserareru

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

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

Verb

#1214425

食くえさせる

kuesaseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. To make eat; To let eat

Verb

#1214425

食くえそうだ

kuesōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. Looks delicious.; Looks edible.

Verb

#201302

食くえたそうだ

kueta sōda

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

1. It seems...; I heard...

Verb

#1214425

食くえただろう

kuetadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably ate it.; Probably managed it.

Verb

#606282

食くえたところ

kueta tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Just ate.; Finished eating.

Verb

#1000567

食くえたら

kuetara

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

1. If (I) can eat it; When (I) can eat it

Verb

#145483

食くえたらしい

kuetarashii

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

1. Apparently eaten; Seemed to have eaten

Verb

#847782

食くえっぱなし

kueppanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Left uneaten; Abandoned (food)

Verb

#1214425

食くえてくれ

kuete kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Feed me.; Let me eat.

Verb

#1214425

食くえてちょうだい

kuete chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Feed me.; Let me eat.

Verb

#1214425

食くえないでくれ

kuenaide kure

A masculine negative request

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

Verb

#1214425

食くえなければいけない

kuenakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. Must eat.; Have to eat.

Adjective

#930896

食くえるそうだ

kueru sōda

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

1. Can eat.; Is edible.

Verb

#930896

食くえると

kueruto

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

1. If eaten; When eaten

Verb

#98983

食くえるな

kueruna

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

1. Don't eat it.; Don't you dare eat that.

Verb

#78845

食くえるなら

kuerunara

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

1. If (one) can eat; When (one) can eat

Verb

#206060

食くえるようだ

kueru yōda

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

1. Seems; Looks like

Verb

#1000567

食くえるらしい

kuerurashii

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

1. Seems edible.; Apparently edible.

Verb

#355614

食くえれば

kuereba

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

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

Verb

#165798

食くえろ

kuero

A strong, direct command

1. Eat!; Devour!

Verb

#1214425

食くえてくださいませ

kuete kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please eat.; Do eat.

Verb

#1214425

食くえてはならない

kuetewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Must not eat.; Forbidden to eat.

Adjective

#1214425

食くえてもよろしい

kuetemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. May I eat this?; Is it okay to eat this?

Adjective

#1214425

食くえる

kueru

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