Synonyms: fressen, genießen, speisen
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛsən/ |
|---|---|
| Part of speech | verb |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (ich) esse | (ich) aß |
| (du) ißt | (du) aßest, aßt |
| (er) ißt | (er) aß |
| (wir) essen | (wir) aßen |
| (ihr) eßt | (ihr) aßt |
| (sie) essen | (sie) aßen |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (ich) esse | (ich) äße |
| (du) essest | (du) äßest |
| (er) esse | (er) äße |
| (wir) essen | (wir) äßen |
| (ihr) esset | (ihr) äßet |
| (sie) essen | (sie) äßen |
| Imperative mood | |
| (du) iß | |
| (ihr) eßt | |
| essen Sie | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| essend | (haben) gegessen |
| Afrikaans | eet |
|---|---|
| Albanian | ha |
| Catalan | menjar |
| Czech | jíst |
| Danish | æde; spise |
| Dutch | bikken; eten; vreten |
| English | eat; have a meal |
| English (Old English) | etan |
| Esperanto | manĝi |
| Faeroese | eta |
| Finnish | syödä |
| French | déjeuner; manger |
| Hawaiian | hoʻopiha; ʻai; ʻai iho |
| Hungarian | eszik |
| Icelandic | éta |
| Italian | mangiare |
| Jamaican Patois | iit; nyam |
| Kabylian | ecc |
| Latin | edere |
| Low German | eaten |
| Luxemburgish | iessen |
| Malay | makan; memakan |
| Norwegian | spise; ete |
| Papiamento | kome |
| Polish | jeść |
| Portuguese | comer |
| Romanian | mânca |
| Russian | есть; обедать; пообедать; съесть; кушать |
| Saterland Frisian | freete; genäite; iete; spiesje |
| Scots | eat |
| Scottish Gaelic | ith |
| Spanish | comer |
| Sranan | nyan |
| Swahili | ‐la |
| Swedish | spisa; äta |
| Thai | กินอาหาร; รับประทาน; กิน; กินข้าว; ทาน; ทานข้าว |
| Turkish | yemek |
| Welsh | bwyta |
| West Frisian | ite; frette |
| Yiddish | עסן; אַכלען |