Noun
das Mittagessen
Pronunciation: [ˈmɪtakʔɛsn̩]
lunch
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plural Mittagessen
Meanings
Noun
- lunch
Example sentence
Warum sind Sie schon so früh vom Mittagessen zurück?
Why are you back from lunch so soon?
Word forms
singular
das Mittagessen
plural
die Mittagessen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Mittagessen
Accusativedas Mittagessen
Dativedem Mittagessen
Genitivedes Mittagessens
Plural
Nominativedie Mittagessen
Accusativedie Mittagessen
Dativeden Mittagessen
Genitiveder Mittagessen
Usage
- zum Mittagessen — For lunch or at the midday meal.
- Mittagessen / zu Mittag essen — The noun is one capitalised word; the verbal phrase is written separately.
Wir treffen uns nach dem Mittagessen.
We are meeting after lunch.