Compare: 食べる vs 飲む
食べるたべる
to eat
飲むのむ
to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
たべる食べる
N5CommonIchidan verb
to eat
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きょう何を昼食に食べましたか。
What did you have for lunch today?
いつから日本人は精白米を食べるようになったのですか?
When did the Japanese start eating polished rice?
のむ飲む
N5CommonGodan verb (mu ending)
to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
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彼は飲んだ分だけ吐いてしまった。
He threw up just as much as he had drunk.
「くれるの?」「いやあ、ホテルで呑むんですよ」「だろうね」
"Can I have it?" "Sorry, I drank it at the hotel!" "Thought so."