“To be able to eat” in Japanese
Short answer
To be able to eat in Japanese is “頂ける” (itadakeru). Full meaning: to be able to receive, to be able to take, to be able to accept; to be able to eat, to be able to drink; to be acceptable, to be satisfactory.
Other ways to say “To be able to eat” in Japanese
喉を通る
nodowotooru to be able to eat, to be able to swallow
食べられる
taberareru to be able to eat; to be edible, to be good to eat
口に入る
kuchinihairu to ingest, to eat, to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
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