tabete and tabemasu mean the same thing right?
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(deleted)
August 26, 2008
(deleted)
August 26, 2008
From my understanding
tabete = te is kinda like "ing" in english so it would be like "eating".
tabemasu = is the polite form of tabe "to eat"
Someone correct me if I am wrong but this is the impression that I have got.
Sayaka-Matsuura
August 26, 2008
*Tabete* and *Tabemasu*:
Konnichiwa!
*Tabete* and *Tabemasu* comes from the same verb "to eat" - *Taberu.
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When verbs end in *TE*, often called the te-form, it is used in combination with other verbs. Like, *TabeTE iru*. "I am eating". *Tabete *can also be used by itself, as an informal request.
The *MASU* ending on the other hand makes the verb affirmative and polite.
*TabeMASU* would then translate as "I eat".
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