essen — to eat, to dine in German
verbA1
Pronunciation
/ˈɛsn̩/
Quick Facts
Level
A1
Frequency
88/100
Source Rank
#666
Practice Path
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Example Sentences
Wir essen um zwölf Uhr.
We eat at twelve o'clock.
Ich esse gern Pizza.
I like eating pizza.
Conjugation
Perfect: haben + gegessen
| Pronoun | Present | Past |
|---|---|---|
| ich | esse | aß |
| du | isst | aßt |
| er/sie/es | isst | aß |
| wir | essen | aßen |
| ihr | esst | aßt |
| sie/Sie | essen | aßen |
Synonyms
Corpus Neighbors
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fast, quick
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