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eat, have a meal, eat, consume, eat until
/ˈɛsən/
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An irregular verb for eating generally, consuming food and reaching a result by eating.
Examples
Sie hat die Suppe gegessen.
She ate the soup.
Sie hat sich satt gegessen.
She ate until she was full.
Was isst du zum Frühstück?
What do you eat for breakfast?
Die Kinder essen in der Schule.
The children eat at school.
Die Gäste aßen uns fast arm.
The guests nearly ate us out of house and home.
Meanings
Examples
Wir essen um sieben Uhr.
We eat at seven.
Die Kinder essen in der Schule.
The children eat at school.
Hast du schon gegessen?
Have you eaten yet?
Sie isst langsam.
She eats slowly.
Heute essen wir zusammen.
Today we eat together.
Examples
Er isst gern Äpfel.
He likes to eat apples.
Ich esse kein Fleisch.
I do not eat meat.
Was isst du zum Frühstück?
What do you eat for breakfast?
Sie hat die Suppe gegessen.
She ate the soup.
Das Kind isst ein Stück Brot.
The child eats a piece of bread.
Examples
Sie isst ihren Teller leer.
Do not eat everything on the plate.
Sie hat sich satt gegessen.
She ate until she was full.
Die Gäste aßen uns fast arm.
The guests nearly ate us out of house and home.
Er isst sich an den Erdbeeren satt.
He eats his fill of strawberries.
Wir haben den Topf leer gegessen.
We ate everything in the pot.
Etymology
From Middle High German eʒʒen and Old High German eʒʒan.
FAQ
To take food or have a meal.
How does it differ from trinken?
essen is for food; trinken is for drink.
aß and gegessen; its perfect takes haben.
What does sich satt essen mean?
To eat until one is full.
Where does essen come from?
Duden gives Middle High German eʒʒen and Old High German eʒʒan.
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