食う (くう) — to eat
食う
く う
JLPTN3
To eat
お
腹
を
空
かせたその
男
は
、
食物
をむさぼり
食
った
。
The starving man devoured the food.
To live; to make a living; to survive
To bite; to sting (as insects do)
To tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
To encroach on; to eat into; to consume
To defeat a superior; to threaten a position
To consume time; to consume resources
To receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
To have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
Verb conjugation table 食う
| Form name (形) | Word |
|---|---|
| Dictionary (辞書) | 食う/くう |
| Past (た) | 食った |
| Negation (未然) | 食わない |
| Polite (丁寧) | 食います |
| te (て) | 食って |
| Ability (可能) | 食える |
| Passive (受身) | 食われる |
| Command (使役) | 食わせる |
| Passive command (使役受身) | 食わせられる |
| Conditions (条件) | 食えば |
| Command (命令) | 食え |
| Will (意向) | 食おう |
| Prohibition (禁止) | 食うな |
