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먹다 is the dictionary form “to eat.” Use 을 after a consonant-final object: 김밥을 먹어요.
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저는 김밥을 먹어요.
jeoneun gimbap-eul meogeoyo.
I eat gimbap.
점심을 먹어요.
jeomsim-eul meogeoyo.
I eat lunch.
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