食(た)べる

たべる

verb (ichidan)

to eat

1. to eat

The most common verb for eating. Used for consuming food by putting it in the mouth and swallowing. This is the neutral form without politeness implications, unlike 召(め)し上(あ)がる (meshiagaru) which is honorific or いただく (itadaku) which is humble.

りんごを食(た)べる。

I eat an apple.

朝(あさ)ごはんを食(た)べましたか。

Did you eat breakfast?

何(なに)か食(た)べたいです。

I want to eat something.

このレストランで食(た)べよう。

Let's eat at this restaurant.

Volitional form expressing suggestion

毎日(まいにち)野菜(やさい)を食(た)べるようにしている。健康(けんこう)のためにとても大切(たいせつ)だと思(おも)う。

I try to eat vegetables every day. I think it's very important for my health.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). No pair verb. Pattern: Xを食(た)べる (eat X).

ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing action. 食(た)べている = 'is eating' (progressive, not resultative).

COMMON PATTERNS:

朝(あさ)ごはんを食(た)べる (eat breakfast)
外(そと)で食(た)べる (eat out)
食(た)べてみる (try eating)
食(た)べ物(もの) (food - noun)

Polite forms:

召(め)し上(あ)がる (honorific)
いただく (humble). Opposite: 飲(の)む (to drink).

食(た)べる

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