貪る
むさぼる
to covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for
Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for; to lust insatiably for- to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to keep doing (without losing interest)
- to eat greedily; to devour
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 貪るむさぼる | 貪りますむさぼります |
| Negative | 貪らないむさぼらない | 貪りませんむさぼりません |
| Past | 貪ったむさぼった | 貪りましたむさぼりました |
| Past negative | 貪らなかったむさぼらなかった | 貪りませんでしたむさぼりませんでした |
| Te-form | 貪ってむさぼって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 貪れるむさぼれる |
| Passive | 貪られるむさぼられる |
| Causative | 貪らせるむさぼらせる |
| Volitional | 貪ろうむさぼろう |
| Imperative | 貪れむさぼれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 貪ればむさぼれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 貪ったらむさぼったら |
Example sentences
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She was only seeking after pleasure.
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The starving man devoured the food.
いいのよ。いままで実のないブランド品を高く売りつけて暴利をむさぼってきたんだから。今後せいぜい良心的な商売にはげめばいいんだわ。
Never mind that. After all, up till now he's been stuffing himself on huge profits, selling brand-name goods of no real worth at high prices. From now on, he can just try his best at honest trade.