No. 3,532 in Japanese
茹で
Boil (typically food in water).
In a sentence
私は野菜を茹でるのが好きです。
I like to boil vegetables.
In this sentence, '茹でる' functions as a verb, expressing the action of boiling vegetables.
もう茹でた卵を冷蔵庫に入れましたか。
Did you already put the boiled eggs into the refrigerator?
Here, '茹でた' is used as an adjective derived from '茹でる', describing the state of the eggs after being boiled.
茹でたてのトウモロコシはとても美味しいです。
Freshly boiled corn is very delicious.
In this instance, '茹でたて' combines '茹でる' with 'たて', emphasizing items that are freshly boiled.
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