食べる

たべる
Alternative writings: 喰べる
JLPT:N5
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1To eat — to put food into the mouth, chew, and swallow it.

Group 2 VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

毎朝パンを食べる。

I eat bread every morning.

お腹が空いたから、何か食べたい。

I'm hungry, so I want to eat something.

子どもが野菜を食べないので心配だ。

I'm worried because my child won't eat vegetables.

昨日、友達とラーメンを食べに行った。

Yesterday I went to eat ramen with a friend.

2(figurative) To make a living from or live off something — used in patterns like ~で食べる/食べていく ("to live on/off ~").

Group 2 VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

彼は今、作家として食べている。

He currently makes a living as a writer.

音楽だけで食べていくのは簡単ではない。

Making a living from music alone isn't easy.

祖父は農業で家族を食べさせてきた。

My grandfather supported the family through farming.

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