食らう
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 |
Meanings
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.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を食らうto eat or drink something greedily (rough speech)
I was starving, so I wolfed down three bowls of rice.
- パンチを食らうto take a punch
He took a powerful punch during the match.
- 一発食らうto get hit once, take a single blow
I got hit from behind and fell down.
- 説教を食らうto get a scolding/lecture
I got a lecture from the teacher for being late.
Expressions· 8
- 風を食らうflee hastily; make a quick escape
- お目玉を食らうget a good scolding; get chewed out
- お預けを食らうbe made to wait; have one's hopes postponed
- 大目玉を食らうget a severe scolding; get chewed out
- 大食上戸餅食らいeating a lot, drinking a lot, and on top of that, eating mochi
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- 肩透かしを食らうsuffer a disappointment; feel let down · have one's attack sidestepped; be given the slip
- 置いてきぼりを食らうbe left behind; get ditched
- あの声で蜥蜴食らうか時鳥don't judge a book by its cover