Synonyms: bikken, eten, maaltijden, nuttigen
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈvretə(n)/ |
| Hyphenation | vre·ten |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (ik) vreet | (ik) vrat |
| (jij) vreet | (jij) vrat |
| (hij) vreet | (hij) vrat |
| (wij) vreten | (wij) vraten |
| (jullie) vreten | (jullie) vraten |
| (gij) vreet | (gij) vrat |
| (zij) vreten | (zij) vraten |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (dat ik) vrete | (dat ik) vrate |
| (dat jij) vrete | (dat jij) vrate |
| (dat hij) vrete | (dat hij) vrate |
| (dat wij) vreten | (dat wij) vraten |
| (dat jullie) vreten | (dat jullie) vraten |
| (dat gij) vretet | (dat gij) vratet |
| (dat zij) vreten | (dat zij) vraten |
| Imperative mood | |
| Singular/Plural | Plural |
| vreet | vreet |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| vretend, vretende | (hebben) gevreten |
| Afrikaans | eet |
|---|---|
| Albanian | ha |
| Catalan | menjar |
| Czech | jíst |
| Danish | æde; spise |
| English | eat |
| English (Old English) | etan |
| Esperanto | manĝi |
| Faeroese | eta |
| Finnish | syödä |
| French | déjeuner; manger |
| German | essen; fressen; genießen; speisen |
| 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 | ete; spise |
| 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 |