essen

A1 Verb frequency rank #275

What essen means

Verb

to eat
to eat; to dine

Forms

essen · isst · aß · hat gegessen (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

essen in a sentence

Ich esse jeden Morgen ein Ei.

I eat an egg every morning.

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essen is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #275 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

Not the word you meant? See also das Essen (Noun).

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