Japanese · 23 September 2026 · Verb Conjugations (U & Ru Verbs)
食べた
tabetaRōmaji
ate / has eaten
verb (plain past form)
The plain past tense form of 食べる, constructed by replacing the final 〜る with 〜た. It is used in casual conversations to express actions completed in the past.
In a sentence
さっきラーメン食べたばかりだから、まだ全然お腹が減らないんだ。
sakki raamen tabeta bakari da kara, mada zenzen onaka ga heranai n da.
I just ate ramen a moment ago, so I'm not hungry at all yet.