No. 181 in Japanese
食べる
To eat.
In a sentence
毎朝パンを食べます。
I eat bread every morning.
Here, '食べます' is the polite present tense form of the verb '食べる', used to express a habitual action or routine.
このりんごを食べてもいいですか？
May I eat this apple?
In this sentence, '食べてもいいですか' is a polite way to ask for permission to eat something, demonstrating the verb's application in polite requests.
あのレストランでは毎日ケーキを食べさせられました。
In that restaurant, I was made to eat cake every day.
Here, '食べさせられました' uses the causative-passive form of the verb '食べる', conveying being compelled to eat something.
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