喰える (クエル)
Kueru · くえる — to eat; to live, to make a living, to survive; to bite, to sting (as insects do)
Other ways to say “to eat” in Japanese →
喰える in rōmaji: kueru.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
喰える
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
食う
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| 読み (Reading) |
クエル
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-ア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
喰える
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| 読み・基本形 |
クエル
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| 表記・基本形 |
喰える
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| 見出し語の読み |
クウ
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Used informally in speech or manga/anime to mean 'can eat' or 'can survive', often with a rough or masculine tone.
この店のラーメン、めっちゃ喰えるよ。
Kono mise no ramen, meccha kueru yo.
You can really eat the ramen at this place.
あいつは喰えるだけ喰って、すぐ寝た。
Aitsu wa kueru dake kutte, sugu neta.
He ate as much as he could and went to sleep right away.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 食べられる (taberareru), but 喰える is rougher and also implies 'making a living'.
喰える means “to eat; to live, to make a living, to survive; to bite, to sting (as insects do)” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
食ます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
食て
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| 過去形 (Past) |
食た
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
食ない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
食ましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
食られる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
食られる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
食させる
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