くう
食う
kūvery common
English
to eat (rough); to consume
नेपाली
खानु; खपत गर्नु
Examples
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この仕事は時間を食います。
This job eats up a lot of time.
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古いエアコンは電気を食うので、買い替えました。
My old air conditioner ate up so much electricity that I replaced it.
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材料費の値上がりが、会社の利益を大きく食っています。
Rising material costs are eating heavily into the company's profits.
How to write it
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