essen
A1eat
- English meaning
- eat
- CEFR level
- A1 — Beginner
- Vocabulary package
- Eating & Drinking
- Dictionary
- German words with E
essen in a sentence
Was gibt es zu essen?
What is there to eat?
Conjugation of essen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- aß
- Perfect
- hat gegessen
Word family
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Where essen comes from
von mittelhochdeutsch eʒʒen, von althochdeutsch eʒʒan „kauen, beißen“, von urgermanisch *et-a-; seit dem 8. Jahrhundert im Deutschen belegt; ebenfalls im gotischen 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 belegt
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Questions about essen
How do you conjugate essen?
Present tense: esse ich, isst du, isst er, essen wir, esst ihr, essen sie. Simple past: aß. Perfect: hat gegessen.
What does essen mean in English?
essen means "eat". For example: "Was gibt es zu essen?" — "What is there to eat?"
What level is essen in German?
essen is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the eating & drinking vocabulary.
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