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Japanese verb食べる (taberu) Conjugation
食べる (taberu) means “to eat”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 食べます, 食べない, 食べて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to eat
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 食べる
- Reading
- たべる
- Romaji
- taberu
- Masu form
- 食べます
- Nai form
- 食べない
- Te-form
- 食べて
- Ta form
- 食べた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 食べる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 食べない |
| Polite | 食べます |
| Polite negative | 食べません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 食べた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 食べなかった |
| Polite | 食べました |
| Polite negative | 食べませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 食べて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 食べないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 食べている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 食べていない |
| Polite | 食べています |
| Polite negative | 食べていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 食べたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 食べたくない |
| Polite | 食べたいです |
| Polite negative | 食べたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 食べよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 食べましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 食べろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 食べるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 食べてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 食べないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 食べられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 食べられない |
| Polite | 食べられます |
| Polite negative | 食べられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 食べれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 食べなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 食べたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 食べなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 食べられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 食べられない |
| Polite | 食べられます |
| Polite negative | 食べられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 食べさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 食べさせない |
| Polite | 食べさせます |
| Polite negative | 食べさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 食べさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 食べさせられない |
| Polite | 食べさせられます |
| Polite negative | 食べさせられません |
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