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Meet essen

Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.

All 2 meanings

  1. (transitive) to eat
  2. (intransitive) to eat; to dine
Forms

How essen changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichesseaß
duisstaßest
er/sie/esisstaß
wiressenaßen
ihresstaßt
Sieessenaßen

Partizip II gegessen · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Ich esse morgens Brot.I eat bread in the morning.present tense main clause
  2. 2
    Wir haben im Café Pizza gegessen.We ate pizza at the café.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Sie sagt, dass sie heute zu Hause isst.She says that she is eating at home today.verb at the end after dass

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