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to eat
私はご飯を食べます。
I eat rice.
彼はケーキを食べた。
He ate cake.
The verb '食べる' is used for eating solid foods. For drinking, '飲む' (nomu) is used.
In formal situations, use '食べます' (tabemasu) instead of '食べる' (taberu).
'食べる' is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (e.g., 'ご飯を食べる' - to eat rice).
Derived from the kanji '食' (to eat) and the verb ending '-る' (ru), indicating a transitive verb.
'食べる' is a common verb used in everyday language. The polite form is '食べます' (tabemasu).