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essen — to eat, to dine in German

verbA1
Pronunciation

/ˈɛsn̩/

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Level

A1

Frequency

88/100

Source Rank

#666

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synonym

speisen

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related

trinken

to drink

A1
Verb#606
related

das Essen

food, meal, dinner

A1
Noun#979
related

Mahlzeit

Enjoy your meal

Unleveled
Interjection#9,999

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
PronounPresentPast
ichesseaß
duisstaßt
er/sie/esisstaß
wiressenaßen
ihresstaßt
sie/Sieessenaßen

Corpus Neighbors

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Browse Words

sein

to be

A1
VerbBasics#4

haben

to have

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VerbBasics#7

gehen

to go, to walk, to leave

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VerbBasics#66

kommen

to come, to arrive

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VerbBasics#67

machen

to do, to make

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VerbBasics#70

sehen

to see, to view, to watch

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VerbBasics#102

spielen

to play, to gamble, to act, to perform

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VerbBasics#165

schnell

fast, quick

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AdjectiveBasics#193

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