јаде
jade[ˈjadɛ]
To eat in Macedonian is јаде (jade).
The verb refers to the act of eating a meal. You can also use the idiomatic reflexive construction ми се јаде to express that you feel like eating or have a craving for something, which literally translates to 'it eats to me'.
Meaning: eat a meal (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form јаде is the third person singular present tense, meaning 'he/she/it eats'. For the first person plural 'we eat', use јадеме. If you are speaking in the past tense, the imperfect form 'he/she/it was eating/ate' is јадеше, while the perfect past tense for completed actions is formed using the participle јадел with the auxiliary verb бил.
How do you pronounce it?
jade
Did you know?
- The verb јаде is used in the common Macedonian expression јаде глава, which literally means 'eating the head' but actually describes someone who is nagging or talking incessantly.
- In Macedonian culture, it is common to say пријатно before a meal, which serves as a wish for the food to be 'pleasant' or 'agreeable' to the body.
- The Macedonian verb јаде shares a common ancestor with the English word 'eat' and the Latin 'edere', tracing back thousands of years to the same Proto-Indo-European root.
Examples in context
- Ми се јаде манго.I want to eat a mango.This sentence shows how to express a craving for a specific food using јаде.Tatoeba #4127596 by Lepotdeterre, translation #1037573 by oscarguille
- Том не јаде месо.Tom doesn't eat meat.This sentence uses јаде to describe a person not eating a specific item.Tatoeba #4393722 by Lepotdeterre, translation #1026196 by CK
- Ќе јадеме по пат.We'll eat on the way.This sentence shows the first person plural form јадеме for future plans.Tatoeba #4399200 by Lepotdeterre, translation #268721 by CK
- Господине, јадете ли македонска храна?Sir, do you eat Macedonian food?
- Извинете, дали можете да јадете месо?Excuse me, can you eat meat?
- Госпоѓо Андреевска, дали јадете риба?Mrs. Andreevska, do you eat fish?
- Јади само тоа што ти се допаѓа.Eat only what you like.
- Момче, зошто не јадиш?Boy, why aren't you eating?
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Example conversation
Philip and Elena are talking about dinner.
- Филип FilipШто јадеш за вечера, Елена?Shto jadesh za vecera, Elena?What are you eating for dinner, Elena?
- Елена ElenaЈадеме пица со Филип.Jademe pica so Filip.Philip and I are eating pizza.
- Филип FilipДали тој јаде многу пица?Dali toj jade mnogu pica?Does he eat a lot of pizza?
- Елена ElenaДа, тој секогаш јаде многу.Da, toj sekogash jade mnogu.Yes, he always eats a lot.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “eat” translations and entries јаде, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries јаде, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
