Use 料理する to talk about preparing food in everyday situations.
The idea
料理する combines the noun 料理 with the irregular verb する. The food or ingredient can take を, the place takes で, and a companion takes と. Change する to します, しました, しません or して.
| Dictionary form | Polite non-past | Polite negative | Polite past | て form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 料理する | 料理します | 料理しません | 料理しました | 料理して |
Examples
- 私は家で夕飯を料理します。I cook dinner at home.
- 昨日、友達と料理しました。Yesterday I cooked with a friend.
- 母は魚を料理します。My mother cooks fish.
- 朝は料理しません。I do not cook in the morning.
- 野菜を料理して食べます。I cook vegetables and eat them.
- 兄は台所で料理しています。My older brother is cooking in the kitchen.
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Watch out
料理 is also a noun meaning cooking or a dish. In 料理する it forms a verb; do not conjugate 料理 itself. 料理をする is also possible.
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＿。（料理する→ます）
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料理します
料理します is the polite non-past; it can describe a habit or a future action.
野菜を＿、食べます。（料理する→て）
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料理して
料理して is the て form, used here to connect cooking with eating.
家＿料理します。（で／に）
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で
で marks the place where the cooking happens; に does not mark the location of this action.
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＿。（料理する→ます）
野菜を＿、食べます。（料理する→て）
家＿料理します。（で／に）
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Say what you cook and where, then change your sentence to the polite past.