食べる — to eat
食べる is the #166 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to eat” and is pronounced [ta̠be̞ɾɯ̟].
#166frequency rank
0.01%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of 食べる
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食べた | past | ate |
| 食べ | present | eat |
| たべ | present | eat |
| 食べよ | command | eat! |
| 食べろ | command | eat! |
| たべよ | command | eat! |
| たべろ | command | eat! |
| 食べられる | passive | be eaten |
| たべられる | passive | be eaten |
| 食べれる | colloquial | can eat |
| たべれる | colloquial | can eat |
| 食べない | negative | do not eat |
| 食べぬ | negative | do not eat |
| 食べん | negative | do not eat |
| たべない | negative | do not eat |
| たべぬ | negative | do not eat |
| たべん | negative | do not eat |
| 食べず | negative | eating (stem form) |
| たべず | negative | eating (stem form) |
| 食べます | polite | |
| たべます | polite | |
| たべた | past | ate |
| 食べれば | conditional | if ... eat |
| たべれば | conditional | if ... eat |
| 食べ | irrealis | eating (stem form) |
| たべ | irrealis | eating (stem form) |
| 食ぶれ | realis | eating (stem form) |
| たぶれ | realis | eating (stem form) |
| 食ぶれど | contrastive | |
| たぶれど | contrastive | |
| 食べば | conditional | if ... eat |
| たべば | conditional | if ... eat |
| 食べき | past | ate |
| たべき | past | ate |
| 食べけり | past | ate |
| たべけり | past | ate |
| 食べつ | past | ate |
| たべつ | past | ate |
| 食べぬ | past | ate |
| たべぬ | past | ate |
| 食べたり | past | eating (stem form) |
| たべたり | past | eating (stem form) |