食らう · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 食らう | 食らわない |
| Polite | 食らいます | 食らいません |
| Past polite | 食らいました | 食らいませんでした |
| Past | 食らった | 食らわなかった |
| Te-form | 食らって | 食らわないで |
| Desire | 食らいたい | 食らいたくない |
| Potential | 食らえる | 食らえない |
| Passive | 食らわれる | 食らわれない |
| Causative | 食らわせる | 食らわせない |
| Causative passive | 食らわせられるalso 食らわされる | 食らわせられないalso 食らわされない |
| Volitional | 食らおう | |
| Polite volitional | 食らいましょう | |
| Imperative | 食らえ | 食らうな |
| Conditional | 食らえば | 食らわなければ |
| Tara conditional | 食らったら | 食らわなかったら |
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
eat; drink; wolf down; knock back
Vulgar, rough way to say 'eat' or 'drink', often implying greedily or in large quantities. Used mainly by men in casual, coarse speech.
I'm hungry, so let's go wolf down some ramen or something.
That guy is always guzzling booze.
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
receive (a blow); suffer (something undesirable)
Used when someone is on the receiving end of a physical blow, scolding, or other unpleasant experience. Often in the form 〜を食らう.
He got a severe scolding from his boss.
He took a punch in the match and went down.
I was starving, so I wolfed down three bowls of rice.
He took a powerful punch during the match.
I got hit from behind and fell down.
I got a lecture from the teacher for being late.
devour greedily; wolf down