essen

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Contents 1 German 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Conjugation 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms

[edit] German

[edit] Pronunciation

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• aß: IPA: [ʔaːs]
• essen: IPA: [ˈʔɛsn̩]
• gegessen: IPA: [gəˈgɛsn̩]
• isst: IPA: [ʔɪst]

[edit] Etymology

Old High German ezzan, akin to Old Saxon etan. Cognate with English eat and Dutch eten.

[edit] Verb

essen (strong, third-person singular simple present isst, past tense aß, auxiliary haben, past participle gegessen)

1. (transitive) to eat

   Er isst gern Schokolade. — “He likes eating chocolate.”

   Ich esse einen Apfel. — “I am eating an apple.”

2. (intransitive) to eat; to dine

   Wir haben noch nicht gegessen. — “We have not eaten yet.”

   Sie haben immer vor 9 Uhr abends gegessen. (or, Sie aßen immer vor 9 Uhr abends.) — “They always ate before 9 o’clock in the evening.”

[edit] Conjugation

Infinitive	essen
Auxiliary verb	haben
Past participle	gegessen
Past tense	aß
Present participle	essend
3rd person singular present	isst

[edit] Synonyms

• fressen (for animals)
• genießen
• speisen

[edit] Derived terms

• auswärts essen — to eat out
• Essen und Trinken — food and drink
• zu Mittag essen — to have lunch
• zu Abend essen — to have dinner, to have tea (Br.)

[edit] Related terms

• Abendessen n.
• essbar
• Essen n.
• Esslöffel m.
• Essstäbchen pl.
• Esstisch m.
• Esszimmer n.
• Mittagessen n.