Noun
das Abendessen
Pronunciation: /ˈʔaːbəntˌʔɛsən/
dinner, supper (the evening meal)
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plural Abendessen
Meanings
Noun
- dinner, supper (the evening meal)
Example sentence
Was soll ich dir zum Abendessen machen?
What shall I make you for dinner?
Word forms
singular
das Abendessen
plural
die Abendessen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Abendessen
Accusativedas Abendessen
Dativedem Abendessen
Genitivedes Abendessens
Plural
Nominativedie Abendessen
Accusativedie Abendessen
Dativeden Abendessen
Genitiveder Abendessen
Usage
- zum Abendessen — For dinner or at the evening meal; zum is zu dem.
- Abendessen / zu Abend essen — Abendessen is the noun; zu Abend essen is the verbal phrase.
Heute gibt es zum Abendessen Suppe.
Today we are having soup for dinner.