貪(むさぼ)る

むさぼる
verb (godan)
to devour; to covet greedily
他動詞 transitiveformalaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present貪(むさぼ)る貪(むさぼ)らない
Present polite貪(むさぼ)ります貪(むさぼ)りません
Past貪(むさぼ)った貪(むさぼ)らなかった
Past polite貪(むさぼ)りました貪(むさぼ)りませんでした
て form貪(むさぼ)って貪(むさぼ)らなくて
ている present貪(むさぼ)っている貪(むさぼ)っていない
ている polite貪(むさぼ)っています貪(むさぼ)っていません
ている past貪(むさぼ)っていた貪(むさぼ)っていなかった
ている past polite貪(むさぼ)っていました貪(むさぼ)っていませんでした
Conditional ば貪(むさぼ)れば貪(むさぼ)らなければ
Conditional たら貪(むさぼ)ったら貪(むさぼ)らなかったら
Volitional貪(むさぼ)ろう—
Volitional polite貪(むさぼ)りましょう—
Potential貪(むさぼ)れる貪(むさぼ)れない
Passive貪(むさぼ)られる貪(むさぼ)られない
Causative貪(むさぼ)らせる貪(むさぼ)らせない
Imperative貪(むさぼ)れ貪(むさぼ)るな
1. to devour; to eat greedily
To eat or consume something ravenously, without restraint.
食(た)べ物(もの)を貪(むさぼ)り食(く)う。
To wolf down food.
お腹(なか)を空(す)かせた子(こ)どもたちがパンを貪(むさぼ)り食(く)った。
The hungry children devoured the bread.
Being starved, he ate the food in front of him as if devouring it.
2. to covet; to pursue greedily
To seek or indulge in something excessively, driven by desire or greed.
富(とみ)を貪(むさぼ)る。
To covet wealth.
A politician who greedily pursues power.
He greedily lined his own pockets and embezzled company funds.

A literary and strongly negative verb conveying greed and excess. Carries a tone of moral criticism — the subject is driven by insatiable desire. Common in both written prose and formal speech.

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Literary and formal. Carries strong negative connotations of greed and excess. In everyday speech, がつがつ食(た)べる (to eat greedily) is more natural for the eating sense.

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