Japanese Verbs
tabemasuto eat |
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Beginner 1 - Basic Structure
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[ subject ] | wa | [ something ] | o | tabemasu |
| 1. | Watashi wa ban-gohan o tabemasu. |
| I (will) eat dinner. |
| 2. | Watashi wa niku o tabemasen. |
| I don't eat meat. |
| 3. | Watashi wa kinoo Karee o tabemashita. |
| I ate curry yesterday. |
| 4. | Watashi wa kinoo Ginza de Furansu ryoori o tabemashita. |
| I ate French food at Ginza yesterday. |
| 5. | Watashi wa kesa asa-gohan o tabemasendeshita. |
| I didn't eat breakfast this morning. |
Beginner 2 - Functional Patterns
| 6. | Watashi wa konban sakana o tabe-tai desu. |
| I want to eat fish tonight. |
| 7. | Susan-san wa Sukiyaki o tabeta koto ga arimasu. |
| Susan has eaten Sukiyaki before. |
| 8. | Smith-san wa Sashimi o taberaremasen. |
| Smith cannot eat Sashimi. |
| 9. | Yasai o takusan tabeta hoo ga ii desu. |
| You should eat a lot of vegetables. |
Beginner 3 - Casual Speech
| 10. | A | : | Keeki, taberu? | |
| B | : | Uun, tabenai. |
| A | : | Would you like some cake? (lit. Are you going to eat some cake?) |
| B | : | No. I won't. (lit. I don't eat.) |
| 11. | A | : | Moo hiru-gohan o tabeta? | |
| B | : | Un. Moo tabeta. |
| A | : | Have you had lunch, yet? (lit. Did you already eat lunch?) |
| B | : | Yes, I have. (lit. I already ate.) |
The usage of each Functional Pattern is explained in the Essential Japanese Verbs.
