Essen
WordNet
noun
(1) A city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr
WiktionaryText
Etymology
, akin to Old Saxon . Cognate with English and Dutch .
Verb
- to eat
- Er isst gern Schokolade. — “He likes eating chocolate.”
- Ich esse einen Apfel. — “I am eating an apple.”
- to eat; to dine
- Wir haben noch nicht gegessen. — “We have not eaten yet.”
- Sie haben immer vor 9 Uhr abends gegessen. (or, Sie aßen immer vor 9 Uhr abends.) — “They always ate before 9 o’clock in the evening.”
Conjugation
| Infinitive | essen |
| Auxiliary verb | haben |
| Past participle | gegessen |
| Past tense | aß |
| Present participle | essend |
| 3rd person singular present | isst |
Related terms
- Abendessen
- essbar
- Essen
- Esslöffel
- Essstäbchen
- Esstisch
- Esszimmer
- Mittagessen