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食う

to put something in mouth

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Conjugation of 食う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: make light of, torment, live, make, taunt, survive, make a living, eat, devour, sting, make fun of, bite, tease
私/俺
Present informal tense
食う
kuu
I put something in mouth
Present informal negative tense
食わない
kuwanai
I don't put something in mouth
Present formal tense
食います
kuimasu
I put something in mouth
Present formal negative tense
食いません
kuimasen
I do not put something in mouth
私/俺
Past informal tense
食った
kutta
I put something in mouth
Past informal negative tense
食わなかった
kuwanakatta
I didn't put something in mouth
Past formal tense
食いました
kuimashita
I put something in mouth
Past formal negative tense
食いませんでした
kuimasen deshita
I did not put something in mouth
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
食え
kue
put something in mouth
Imperative negative mood
食うな
kuu na
don't put something in mouth
Imperative formal mood
食ってください
kutte kudasai
please put something in mouth
Imperative formal negative mood
食わないでください
kuwanai dekudasai
please do not put something in mouth
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
食って
kutte
put something in mouth
Passive stem
食われる
kuwareru
put something in mouth
Hypothetical tense
食え
kue
if I put something in mouth
Hypothetical conditional stem
食えば
kueba
put something in mouth
私/俺
Volitional stem
食おう
kuō
will put something in mouth
Potential stem
食える
kueru
put something in mouth
Continuative stem
食い
kui
putting something in mouth
Causative stem
食わせる
kuwaseru
allow to put something in mouth
私/俺
Imperfective stem
食わ
kuwa
put something in mouth

Examples of 食う

ストロベリー　食う？

Mine's shrimp flavored.

"狩って 食う..." だけ

"I gotta hunt. I gotta..."

"食う" ことだけだ

They're thinking, "I gotta eat."

羽をむしる、食う、知った事か！

So Marcel, what's really going to happen to those birds?

食います？

Want some?

俺　食った？

Hurry, you guys. Did I put these here?

- 食った - いいわ

No, I just ate.

食って、血を混じって 人数を増えるために

And so they walk the Earth, feeding.

遊んで 飲んで 食って 金要らずで やり放題

- Loaf around, plenty to eat, plenty to drink. - And it's all free!

それで地球に歩く 食って、血を混じって

And so they walk the Earth, feeding.

グダグダ言うな 食え

This is not a dumb disguise. Now, come eat.

食え 長旅になるからな

Eat. We got a long ride ahead of us.

食え 最後の食事になるかもな

Eat up, dentist. It could be your last meal.

食え！

Eat it.

よし！　食える　よし！　アッハッハッハ

You have it?

食える　よし！

Yes!

エクスペンダブルズの３人だ 共に 食い 戦い 血を流しー

Three Expendables, our brothers. Men we ate with, fought with, bled with.

くえ！

Eat!

くえ・・・

Eat!

- くわ

And a hoe.

くわ 加うるに, 伊賀の鍔隠れと けんえん 甲賀の卍谷は犬猿の仲

As well, the Iga of Tsubagakure, and the Koga of Manjidani, are sworn enemies.

- 他には？ - くわ

A paintbrush, a...

くわ 加うるに, 伊賀の鍔隠れと

They were so powerful, the late Hattori Hanzo... ...was fearful to employ the members of these villages. ...was fearful to employ the members of these villages.

J槍 くう・・・

- Turn it to the side!