godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
crush with the teeth; crunch
Describes the physical act of biting down hard and crushing something, often with a grinding or crunching sound. Used for hard foods, bones, or objects.
彼は氷を噛みしだいた。
He crunched the ice with his teeth.
犬が骨を噛みしだいている。
The dog is crunching on a bone.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
simplify; break down into simpler terms
Figurative use: to mentally break down a complex idea or problem into simpler, more digestible parts, as if chewing and crushing it. Often used in contexts of explanation or understanding.
難しい理論を噛みしだいて説明してくれた。
He explained the difficult theory by breaking it down into simpler terms.
この問題を噛みしだいて考えてみよう。
Let's think about this problem by simplifying it.