肉は食べない

don't eat meat

→ 肉

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don't eat meat Literally, “as for meat, [I/you/they] don't eat it.” The subject is understood from context, and は can contrast meat with other foods. Often appears as part of a quoted or reported statement.

JA: 私は肉は食べないけど、魚は食べます。

EN: I don't eat meat, but I do eat fish.

ベジタリアンは肉は食べないよ。

Vegetarians don't eat meat.

トムは肉は食べないってさ。

Tom says he doesn't eat meat.

トムって、僕たちが肉は食べないって知ってるのかな？

I wonder if Tom knows that we don't eat meat.

彼女って肉は食べないんでしょ？

She doesn't eat meat, right?