Fruit in Japanese 🇯🇵

くだもの info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word 'くだもの':
– Break it down: 'Kuda' (くだ) and 'mono' (もの). Visualize a fruit (like an apple) slowly peeling to reveal the cuts inside ("kuda") and then think of how these pieces make up the whole fruit ("mono").
– Associate 'くだ' with 'cut', like cutting fruits.
– Think of 'mono' which means "thing" in Japanese, so 'くだもの' is "cut thing" or "fruit".

Explanations:
– くだもの (kudamono) is used to refer to any kind of fruit in general. It is a combination of two words: くだ (kuda) which is an old word for 'vine' or 'stem' and もの (mono) meaning 'thing'.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– フルーツ (furuutsu): This is a borrowed word from English and is commonly used in Japanese to refer to fruit, especially in a culinary or casual context.

Alternate meanings/slang:
– There are no major slang or alternate meanings for くだもの; it straightforwardly means fruit.

Examples of sentences:
1. 私はくだものが好きです。
– Romanized: Watashi wa kudamono ga suki desu.
– Translation: I like fruits.

2. 朝ご飯にくだものを食べます。
– Romanized: Asagohan ni kudamono o tabemasu.
– Translation: I eat fruit for breakfast.

3. スーパーマーケットでくだものを買いました。
– Romanized: Suupaa maaketto de kudamono o kaimaa.
– Translation: I bought fruit at the supermarket.

4. このくだものはとても甘いですね。
– Romanized: Kono kudamono wa totemo amai desu ne.
– Translation: This fruit is very sweet, isn’t it?

5. 彼はくだもののサラダを作りました。
– Romanized: Kare wa kudamono no sarada o tsukurimaa.
– Translation: He made a fruit salad.

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