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食べる
たべる - taberu



eat
eat


Definitions

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食べる
     1. v. to eat
           ご飯を食べる - to eat a meal
           箸で食べる - to eat with chopsticks
           今日は、寿司を食べに銀座に行きます。 - I'll go to Ginza today to eat sushi.
           食べていくために - in order to make a living (lit. in order to keep eating)

Example Sentences

「ママ、ビスケット食べてもいいでしょ」「だめです。間食はいけません」
    "Mom please can I have a biscuit?" "No, you can't; you shouldn't eat between meals."
1日ではたべきれないほどのリンゴがある。
    We have more apples than we could eat in a day.
あなたが食べる食物で好きでないものはよく消化しない。
    Foods you eat which you don't like will not digest well.
あなたの国では海草を食べますか。
    Do you eat seaweed in your country?
あなたはここで食べるべき出はない。
    You shouldn't eat here.



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