食べるのが好きです
taberu no ga suki desu
食べるのが好きです (taberu no ga suki desu) is the Japanese phrase for "I like to eat".
This phrase is used to express that someone enjoys the act of eating.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For more casual settings, you can use 食べるのが好きだ (plain style) or even more informal versions like 食べるのが好きだよ or 食べるの好き！ If you want to express that you liked to eat in the past, you should change the ending to 食べるのが好きでした.
How does it change in a sentence?
The combination のが acts as a nominalizer and particle. It turns the verb 食べる (to eat) into a noun phrase so that it can function as the object of the word 好き (like).
How do you pronounce it?
taberu no ga suki desu
Did you know?
- Japanese has a specific word 食いしん坊 ('kuishinbou') for someone who loves to eat. It describes a 'glutton' but is often used as a cute or endearing trait for children.
- In Japanese, the word 好き (suki) is actually an adjective, not a verb. While English uses a verb to express liking, Japanese describes the person as being in a state of 'likeness' toward the object.
- When saying 食べるのが好きです, the subject 'I' is almost always omitted. Including the word for 'I' (私は) can make the sentence sound unnatural or overly emphatic.
Examples in context
- 私はリンゴを食べるのが好きです。I like to eat apples.This sentence is useful for specifying an object, such as apples, that you like to eat.Tatoeba #158602 by bunbuku, translation #255926 by CK
- アーモンドと一緒にデーツを食べるのが好きです。I like to eat a date with almonds.This sentence is useful for describing eating one food with another, such as dates and almonds.Tatoeba #8545507 by small_snow, translation #4048947 by AlanF_US
- 私はスイカを食べるのが好きです。I like to eat watermelon.This sentence is useful for specifying an object, such as watermelon, that you like to eat.Tatoeba #402803 by mookeee, translation #402802 by Hector005
- 私は食べることが好きです。特に寿司が大好きです。I like eating, especially sushi.
- 食べるのが好きだよ。ラーメンが一番好き！I like to eat, you know. Ramen is my favorite!
Example conversation
Hiroto and Misaki are talking about their favorite foods.
- 大翔 Hiroto美咲さんは何が好きですか？Misaki-san wa nani ga suki desu ka?What do you like, Misaki?
- 美咲 Misaki私は甘いものを食べるのが好きです。Watashi wa amai mono o taberu no ga suki desu.I like to eat sweet things.
- 大翔 Hirotoいいですね。私も同じです。Ii desu ne. Watashi mo onaji desu.That's nice. I'm the same way.
- 美咲 Misaki一緒にケーキを食べに行きましょう。Issho ni kēki o tabe ni ikimashō.Let's go eat cake together.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
