いただきます, 頂きます, 戴きます
Expression, See 頂く・いただく・1, Usually in kana
thank you (for the meal just served), I receive (this meal)
「ありがとう。もう一つケーキをいただきます」と内気な青年は言った。
いただく, 頂く, 戴く
Conjugated: 頂きます
Godan verb, Transitive, See 貰う・1, Humble, Usually in kana
1. to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy
Polite
2. to eat, to drink
orig. meaning
3. to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top)
4. to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)
Auxiliary verb, See 貰う・もらう・2, follows a verb in "-te" form
5. to get someone to do something
「もっとコーヒーはいかがですか」「もう結構です?十分頂きました」