食べる

たべる

to eat

N5Ichidan (Ru-verb / Group 2)transitive

To eat or consume food. One of the most essential ichidan (ru-verb) in daily Japanese. The る ending drops when conjugating.

Complete Conjugation of 食べる

Dictionary (辞書形)

Base form found in dictionaries

食べる

Polite (ます形)

Standard polite form

食べます

Negative (ない形)

Casual negative

食べない

Past (た形)

Past tense, casual

食べた

Te-form (て形)

Connecting form — requests, progressive

食べて

Potential (可能形)

Ability — 'can do'

食べられる

Volitional (意向形)

Intention — 'let's do'

食べよう

Passive (受身形)

Action done to the subject

食べられる

Causative (使役形)

Make/let someone do

食べさせる

Conditional (仮定形)

If / when condition

食べれば

Imperative (命令形)

Direct command (casual/rough)

食べろ

Example Sentences

朝ごはんを食べます。

あさごはんをたべます。

I eat breakfast.

何を食べたいですか？

なにをたべたいですか？

What do you want to eat?

寿司を食べたことがありますか？

すしをたべたことがありますか？

Have you ever eaten sushi?

Usage Notes

Say いただきます (itadakimasu) before eating and ごちそうさま (gochisousama) after.

Related Verbs

飲むto drink 作るto make / to create

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