JAPANESE VERB

たべる

食べる

to eat

Conjugation

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Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI eat
NegativeI don’t eat

finished actions

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI ate
NegativeI didn’t eat

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

可能形 · “can”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI can eat
NegativeI can’t eat

たい形 · “want to”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI want to eat
NegativeI don’t want to eat

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form	Polite	Plain
Let’slet’s eat

条件形 · “if” and “when”

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form	Polite	Plain
PassiveI am eaten
CausativeI make someone eat

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present and future

わたしはにくを たべません。

I don't eat meat.
Past

ひるごはんにてんぷらを たべました。

I had tempura for lunch.
Te-form

あたたかいうちに たべて ください。

Please eat it while it's hot.
Potential

なっとうが たべられます か。

Can you eat natto?
Want to

こんばんはなにが たべたい？

What do you want to eat tonight?
Volitional

しごとのあと、やきとりを たべよう。

Let's have yakitori after work.
Conditional

やさいを たべれば、げんきになりますよ。

If you eat vegetables, you'll feel better.
Commands and requests

のこさないで、ぜんぶきれいに たべなさい。

Don't leave any, eat it all up.
Passive and causative

おとうとにケーキをたべられました。

My little brother ate my cake on me.