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Learn Japanese: taberu - to eat

Japanese
/Group 2 verbs
/taberu

taberu

Word

食たべるtaberu

Meaning

to eat

Part of speech

itidan - group 2, transitive, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Breakdown & Usages Conjugations

Breakdown of taberu

Under a roof you find something good. It's food!

Usages of taberu

貝かい　を　食たべます。kai wo tabemasu.

I will eat shellfish.

貝かい　を　食たべます　か。kai wo tabemasu ka.

Do you eat shellfish?

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

もう　食たべました　か。mou tabemasita ka.

Did you eat already?

貝かい　を　食たべません。kai wo tabemasen.

I won't eat shellfish.

明あ日した　私わたし　と　何なにか　食たべません　か。asita watasi to nanika tabemasen ka.

Won't you eat something with me tomorrow?

食たべ物ものtabemono

貝かい　は　おいしかった　です　けれど　食たべません　でした。kai ha oisikatta desu keredo tabemasen desita.

I didn't eat the shellfish, though it was delicious.

今きょ日う　さくらんぼ　も　食たべました　か。kyou sakuranbo mo tabemasita ka.

Did you also eat cherries today?

彼かれ　は　今こん月げつ　五ご回かい　ピザ　を　食たべました　よ。kare ha kongetu gokai piza wo tabemasita yo.

He ate pizza five times this month!

彼かれ　は　何なにか　食たべ　に　行いきました。kare ha nanika tabe ni ikimasita.

He went to eat something.

明あ日した　は　何なに　を　食たべたい　です　か。asita ha nani wo tabetai desu ka.

What do (you) want to eat tomorrow?

寿す司し　を　食たべましょう　か。susi wo tabemasyou ka.

Shall we eat sushi?

彼かの女じょ　は　私わたし　の　マンション　へ　夜よるご飯はん　を　食たべ　に　来きました。kanozyo ha watasi no mansyon he yorugohan wo tabe ni kimasita.

She came to my apartment to eat dinner.

ロボット　です　から、　食たべません。robotto desu kara, tabemasen.

It doesn't eat, because it's a robot.

野や菜さい　を　食たべて　ください。yasai wo tabete kudasai.

Please eat (your) vegetables.

ネズミ　は　チーズ　を　食たべ　終おえました。nezumi ha tiizu wo tabe oemasita.

The mouse finished eating the cheese.

手て　を　洗あらって　食たべて　ください。te wo aratte tabete kudasai.

Please wash your hands and eat.

アレルギー　が　ある　から、　チーズ　を　食たべない。arerugii ga aru kara, tiizu wo tabenai.

I do not eat cheese because I have an allergy.

一いち時じ　に　食たべました。itizi ni tabemasita.

I ate at one o'clock.

一いち時じ間かん　食たべました。itizikan tabemasita.

I ate for one hour.

もう　えび　が　食たべられません。mou ebi ga taberaremasen.

I cannot eat more shrimp.

ライオン　は　シカ　を　食たべます。raion ha sika wo tabemasu.

Lions eat deer.

山や羊ぎ　は　草くさ　を　食たべます。yagi ha kusa wo tabemasu.

Goats eat grass.

ペット　を　食たべました。petto wo tabemasita.

(I) ate (my) pet.

子こ供ども　の　時とき、　よく　カエル　を　食たべました。kodomo no toki, yoku kaeru wo tabemasita.

When I was a child, I often ate frogs.

砂さ糖とう　を　食たべ過すぎる。satou wo tabesugiru.

(You) eat too much sugar.

お腹なか　が　空すいた　から、　卵たまご　を　食たべた。onaka ga suita kara, tamago wo tabeta.

(I) ate an egg because I was hungry.

箸はし　で　食たべるの　が　余あまり　上じょう手ず　じゃ　ない。hasi de taberuno ga amari zyouzu zya nai.

(I)'m not very good at eating with chopsticks.

誰だれ　が　クッキー　全ぜん部ぶ　食たべた　か。dare ga kukkii zenbu tabeta ka.

Who ate all the cookies?

おやつ　を　食たべない　か。oyatu wo tabenai ka.

Why not eat some snacks?

箸はし　で　食たべるの　が　好すき。hasi de taberuno ga suki.

I like eating with chopsticks.

バナナ　が　大だい好すきな　ので、　バナナ　の　ケーキ　が　食たべたい　です　ね。banana ga daisukina node, banana no keeki ga tabetai desu ne.

I love banana, so I want to eat the banana cake.

「朝あさご飯はん　は　何なに　を　食たべた　か？」　「パン　や　ヨーグルト　など　食たべた。」「asagohan ha nani wo tabeta ka?」「pan ya yooguruto nado tabeta.」

"What did you eat for breakfast?" "I had some bread and yoghurt and such."

魚さかな　だけ　食たべます。sakana dake tabemasu.

I only eat fish.

ラーメン　の　食たべ方かた　は　知しって　いる　か。raamen no tabekata ha sitte iru ka.

Do you know how to eat ramen?

東とう京きょう　で　たくさん　食たべたり、　友とも達だち　と　会あったり　します。toukyou de takusan tabetari, tomodati to attari simasu.

In Tokyo, I'll eat lots and meet my friends (etc.).

東とう京きょう　で　たくさん　食たべたり、　友とも達だち　と　会あったり　しました。toukyou de takusan tabetari, tomodati to attari simasita.

In Tokyo, I ate lots and met my friends (etc.).

もっと　サラダ　を　食たべた　方ほう　が　いい。motto sarada wo tabeta hou ga ii.

You should eat more salad.

もう　朝あさご飯はん　を　食たべました。mou asagohan wo tabemasita.

I've already eaten breakfast.

朝あさご飯はん　を　まだ　食たべて　いません。asagohan wo mada tabete imasen.

I haven't eaten breakfast yet.

朝あさご飯はん　を　食たべました。asagohan wo tabemasita.

I've eaten breakfast.

朝あさご飯はん　を　食たべません　でした。asagohan wo tabemasen desita.

I didn't eat breakfast.

まず、　パスタ　を　食たべます。　それから、　メキシカン　を　食たべます。mazu, pasuta wo tabemasu. sorekara, mekisikan wo tabemasu.

First, I will eat a pasta. Then, I will eat Mexican.

毎まい朝あさ、　朝あさごはん　を　食たべないで　仕し事ごと　に　行いく。maiasa, asagohan wo tabenaide sigoto ni iku.

Every morning, I go to work without eating breakfast.

食たべられる

食たべれる

taberareru
tabereru

to be able to eat

カラス　は　カエル　を　食たべます　か。karasu ha kaeru wo tabemasu ka.

Do crows eat frogs?

チンパンジー　は　バナナ　を　食たべます。tinpanzii ha banana wo tabemasu.

Chimpanzees eat bananas.

ネズミ　は　チーズ　を　食たべます。nezumi ha tiizu wo tabemasu.

Mice eat cheese.

この　食たべ物もの　は　おいしい　です　から、　食たべたい　です。kono tabemono ha oisii desu kara, tabetai desu.

I want to eat this food, because it's delicious.

Using です before から is very formal. We'll learn in a later lesson how to make less formal sentences with から.

ロボット　だ　から、　食たべません。robotto da kara, tabemasen.

It doesn't eat, because it's a robot.

ロボット　だ　から、　食たべない。robotto da kara, tabenai.

It doesn't eat, because it's a robot.

食たべられる　だけ　食たべて　いました。taberareru dake tabete imasita.

(I) was eating as much as I could.

彼かれ　は　六ろっ本ぽん　の　バナナ　を　食たべた　よ。kare ha roppon no banana wo tabeta yo.

He ate six bananas!

まだ　朝あさご飯はん　を　食たべて　いません。mada asagohan wo tabete imasen.

I haven't eaten breakfast yet.

食たべた　後あと　に、　本ほん　を　買かいました。tabeta ato ni, hon wo kaimasita.

After eating, I bought a book.

ベッド　で　食たべちゃ　ダメ。beddo de tabetya dame.

You must not eat in bed.

おやつ　に　チョコレート　を　食たべすぎました。oyatu ni tyokoreeto wo tabesugimasita.

I ate too much chocolate for a snack.

昼ひる　に　サンドイッチ　を　食たべます。hiru ni sandoitti wo tabemasu.

I eat a sandwich at noon.

昨き日のう　食たべたの　は　おいしかった。kinou tabetano ha oisikatta.

What I ate yesterday was delicious.

もう　お菓か子し　を　食たべないこと　に　する。mou okasi wo tabenaikoto ni suru.

I've decided not to eat sweets anymore.

こんな　料りょう理り　を　食たべたこと　が　あります　か。konna ryouri wo tabetakoto ga arimasu ka.

Have you ever eaten this kind of dish?

豚ぶた肉にく　は　食たべられなくて、　鶏とり肉にく　を　注ちゅう文もんします。butaniku ha taberarenakute, toriniku wo tyuumonsimasu.

I can't eat pork, so I'm ordering chicken.

子こ猫ねこ　は　クモ　を　食たべた。koneko ha kumo wo tabeta.

The kitten ate the spider.

食たべなくて　も　いい。tabenakute mo ii.

It's okay not to eat.

この　新あたらしい　レストラン　で　食たべよう　か。kono atarasii resutoran de tabeyou ka.

Shall we eat at this new restaurant?

この　茶ちゃ碗わん　は　ご飯はん　を　食たべるの　に　ちょうど　良いい　大おおきさ　です。kono tyawan ha gohan wo taberuno ni tyoudo ii ookisa desu.

This bowl is just the right size for eating rice.

昨き日のう　食たべた　料りょう理り　は　とても　不ま味ずかった。kinou tabeta ryouri ha totemo mazukatta.

The food I ate yesterday was very bad.

何なに　を　食たべる　か　決きめて　ください。nani wo taberu ka kimete kudasai.

Please decide what to eat.

生なま　卵たまご　を　食たべたこと　が　あります　か。nama tamago wo tabetakoto ga arimasu ka.

Have you ever eaten a raw egg?

バニラ　味あじ　の　ヨーグルト　を　食たべました。banira azi no yooguruto wo tabemasita.

I ate vanilla-flavored yogurt.

夕ゆう食しょく　を　食たべたら　勉べん強きょうします。yuusyoku wo tabetara benkyousimasu.

I'll study once I've eaten dinner.

たくさん　食たべる　と　太ふとります　よ。takusan taberu to hutorimasu yo.

If you eat a lot, you'll gain weight (I inform you).

魚さかな　の　皮かわ　も　食たべられます　か。sakana no kawa mo taberaremasu ka.

Can you eat the fish skin too?

食たべ物もの　は　よく　噛かんで　食たべて　ください。tabemono ha yoku kande tabete kudasai.

Please eat (while) chewing your food well.

鹿しか　は　木き　の　葉は　や　草くさ　を　食たべます。sika ha ki no ha ya kusa wo tabemasu.

Deer eat tree leaves and grass. (among other things)

テレビ　を　見みながら、　ご飯はん　を　食たべます。terebi wo minagara, gohan wo tabemasu.

I eat while watching TV.

あなた　の　ケーキ　を　食たべて　ごめん　なさい。anata no keeki wo tabete gomen nasai.

I'm sorry for eating your cake.

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