► 動詞
食べる [(2)たべる] meaning: eat rank: 1
☆ 今日は余り食べる気がしない ⇨ I don’t want to eat much, don’t have appetite, today
☆ あの赤ちゃんは食べちゃいたいほど可愛い ⇨ That baby is so cute that I want to eat her (☛ It is a common expression of endearment, and doesn’t mean to harm by any means)
More examples:
- 日本人は魚介類を多く食べる ⇨ Japanese eat a lot of seafood
- 生の魚を食べるのは嫌だという人は多い ⇨ There are many people who don’t want to eat raw fish
- これ美味しくない。だったら食べるなよ ⇨ This doesn’t taste good. Then don’t eat it
- その魚は焼いて食べる分には問題無い ⇨ You can eat that fish without any problem as long as you cook it
- 何でもいいから食べるものある？ ⇨ Is there anything to eat, whatever it is?
- パンダは竹を食べる ⇨ Pandas eat bamboos
- 私は豆腐に醤油を掛けて食べる ⇨ I put some soy sauce on my tofu and eat it
- 日本では鰻を食べると精が付くと言われる ⇨ In Japan eating eels is said to give you energy and stamina
- 彼は物凄く食べる割に痩せている ⇨ He is thin even though he eats like crazy
- 何でも良いから何か食べるもの有る？ ⇨ Is there anything to eat? I don’t care whatever it is
- 子供が喜んで食べるように工夫を凝らした料理 ⇨ A dish I put a lot of thoughts and ideas into so that kids will love to eat
- 犬は好きなだけ食べさせたら食べ過ぎるまで食べる ⇨ If you let your dogs eat as much as they want, they will eat too much
- 毎日同じ物を食べると飽きる ⇨ You get bored when you eat the same thing every day
- もっと食べる？いや、もう良い ⇨ You want to have more? No, I’m good, I’ve had enough
- 折角の料理も一人で食べると味気ない ⇨ Great meal is not as good when you eat alone