fressen

B1

eat (animal)

English meaning
eat (animal)

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fressen in a sentence

Hat der Hund schon etwas zu fressen bekommen?

Has the dog had something to eat yet?

Conjugation of fressen

ichfresse
dufrisst
er/sie/esfrisst
wirfressen
ihrfresst
sie/Siefressen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
fraß
Perfect
hat gefressen

Word family

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Where fressen comes from

Kompositum aus dem Präfix ver- und dem Verb essen; bezeugt in den mittelhochdeutschen Formen vereʒʒen, vreʒʒen und veretzen, vretzen, die ihrerseits den althochdeutschen Formen fireʒʒan, freʒʒan „aufessen, verschlingen, verzehren, wegessen…

Words that go with fressen

Questions about fressen

How do you conjugate fressen?

Present tense: fresse, frisst, frisst, fressen, fresst, fressen. Simple past: fraß. Perfect: hat gefressen.

What does fressen mean in English?

fressen means "eat (animal)". For example: "Hat der Hund schon etwas zu fressen bekommen?" — "Has the dog had something to eat yet?"

What level is fressen in German?

fressen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate.

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