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Meet das Essen

See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.

All 4 meanings

  1. gerund of essen; eating
  2. meal
  3. food
  4. groceries

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For das Essen, use the coloured columns: neuter and plural.

der, die, das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativederdiedasdie
accusativedendiedasdie
dativedemderdemden
ein, kein, mein: ein has no plural. mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser… end like kein.
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeineineeinkeine
accusativeeineneineeinkeine
dativeeinemeinereinemkeinen

Plural die Essen

Examples

  1. 1
    Das gute Essen schmeckt der Familie.The good food tastes good to the family.Nominative · subjectPractise „gut“ →
  2. 2
    Ich mag das deutsche Essen.I like the German food.Accusative · mögenPractise „deutsch“ →
  3. 3
    Sie beginnt mit ihrem einfachen Essen.She begins with her simple meal.Dative · mitPractise „einfach“ →
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