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Conjugation of Japanese verb 食う - eat - kuu

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    ku

    Meaning

    eat

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食う

    Reading

    くう
    kuu

    Meaning

    to eat / does eat / will eat

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    食わない

    Reading

    くわない
    kuwanai

    Meaning

    to not eat / does not eat / will not eat

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    食います

    Reading

    くいます
    kuimasu

    Meaning

    to eat / does eat / will eat

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食いません

    Reading

    くいません
    kuimasen

    Meaning

    to not eat / does not eat / will not eat

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食った

    Reading

    くった
    kutta

    Meaning

    did eat

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    食わなかった

    Reading

    くわなかった
    kuwanakatta

    Meaning

    did not eat

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    食いました

    Reading

    くいました
    kuimashita

    Meaning

    did eat

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食いませんでした

    Reading

    くいませんでした
    kuimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not eat

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食って

    Reading

    くって
    kutte

    Meaning

    eat, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    食わないで

    Reading

    くわないで
    kuwanaide

    Meaning

    not eat, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    食わなくて

    Reading

    くわなくて
    kuwanakute

    Meaning

    not eat, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    食いまして

    Reading

    くいまして
    kuimashite

    Meaning

    eat, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食いませんで

    Reading

    くいませんで
    kuimasende

    Meaning

    not eat, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    食え

    Reading

    くえ
    kue

    Meaning

    eat!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    食うな

    Reading

    くうな
    kuuna

    Meaning

    do not eat!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食いなさい

    Reading

    くいなさい
    kuinasai

    Meaning

    eat!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    食いなさるな

    Reading

    くいなさるな
    kuinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not eat!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    食ってください

    Reading

    くってください
    kuttekudasai

    Meaning

    please eat

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お食いください

    Reading

    おくいください
    okuikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly eat

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食わないでください

    Reading

    くわないでください
    kuwanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not eat

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お食いなさいませ

    Reading

    おくいなさいませ
    okuinasaimase

    Meaning

    please eat

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お食いなさいますな

    Reading

    おくいなさいますな
    okuinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not eat

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食っている

    Reading

    くっている
    kutteiru

    Meaning

    is doing eat / is eat(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    食っています

    Reading

    くっています
    kutteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing eat / is eat(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食っていません

    Reading

    くっていません
    kutteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing eat / is not eat(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食っていた

    Reading

    くっていた
    kutteita

    Meaning

    was doing eat / was eat(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    食っていました

    Reading

    くっていました
    kutteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing eat / was eat(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食っていませんでした

    Reading

    くっていませんでした
    kutteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing eat / was not eat(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食おう

    Reading

    くおう
    kuou

    Meaning

    let's eat / will eat

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    食うまい

    Reading

    くうまい
    kuumai

    Meaning

    let's not eat / will not eat

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    食いましょう

    Reading

    くいましょう
    kuimashou

    Meaning

    let's eat / will eat

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食いますまい

    Reading

    くいますまい
    kuimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not eat / will not eat

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食うだろう

    Reading

    くうだろう
    kuudarou

    Meaning

    will probably eat

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    食わないだろう

    Reading

    くわないだろう
    kuwanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not eat

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    食うでしょう

    Reading

    くうでしょう
    kuudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably eat

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食わないでしょう

    Reading

    くわないでしょう
    kuwanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not eat

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食っただろう

    Reading

    くっただろう
    kuttadarou

    Meaning

    probably did eat

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    食わなかっただろう

    Reading

    くわなかっただろう
    kuwanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not eat

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    食ったでしょう

    Reading

    くったでしょう
    kuttadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did eat

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    くわなかったでしょう
    kuwanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not eat

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食えば

    Reading

    くえば
    kueba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does eat

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    食わなければ

    Reading

    くわなければ
    kuwanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not eat

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食ったら

    Reading

    くったら
    kuttara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did eat

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    食わなかったら

    Reading

    くわなかったら
    kuwanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not eat

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    食いましたら

    Reading

    くいましたら
    kuimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did eat

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食いませんでしたら

    Reading

    くいませんでしたら
    kuimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not eat

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食える

    Reading

    くえる
    kueru

    Meaning

    can eat

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    食えない

    Reading

    くえない
    kuenai

    Meaning

    cannot eat

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    食えます

    Reading

    くえます
    kuemasu

    Meaning

    can eat

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食えません

    Reading

    くえません
    kuemasen

    Meaning

    cannot eat

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食わせる

    Reading

    くわせる
    kuwaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) eat

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    食わせない

    Reading

    くわせない
    kuwasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) eat

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    食わせます

    Reading

    くわせます
    kuwasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) eat

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食わせません

    Reading

    くわせません
    kuwasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) eat

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食われる

    Reading

    くわれる
    kuwareru

    Meaning

    be eat

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    食われない

    Reading

    くわれない
    kuwarenai

    Meaning

    not be eat

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    食われます

    Reading

    くわれます
    kuwaremasu

    Meaning

    be eat

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食われません

    Reading

    くわれません
    kuwaremasen

    Meaning

    not be eat

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    食ったり

    Reading

    くったり
    kuttari

    Meaning

    did things like eat

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    食わなかったり

    Reading

    くわなかったり
    kuwanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like eat

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    食いましたり

    Reading

    くいましたり
    kuimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like eat

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    食いませんでしたり

    Reading

    くいませんでしたり
    kuimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like eat

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    食いたい

    Reading

    くたい
    kutai

    Meaning

    want to eat

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    食いたくない

    Reading

    くたくない
    kutakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to eat

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    食いたかった

    Reading

    くたかった
    kutakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to eat

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    食いたくなかった

    Reading

    くたくなかった
    kutakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to eat

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    食いたくて

    Reading

    くたくて
    kutakute

    Meaning

    want to eat, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    食いたくなくて

    Reading

    くたくなくて
    kutakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to eat, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    食いたく

    Reading

    くたく
    kutaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to eat

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    食いたければ

    Reading

    くたければ
    kutakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to eat

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    食いたくなければ

    Reading

    くたくなければ
    kutakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to eat

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    食いたかったら

    Reading

    くたかったら
    kutakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to eat

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    食いたくなかったら

    Reading

    くたくなかったら
    kutakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to eat

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    食いたさ

    Reading

    くたさ
    kutasa

    Meaning

    the desire to eat

Word Detail

    word

    食う

    Meaning

    Eat

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Eat, Food

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