Konjugation von essen essen (“to eat”) is a German verb. It is irregular: some of its forms don't follow the default pattern. It is one of the 25 most frequent verbs in this collection.
How to conjugate essen In the Präsens , essen runs: ich esse, du isst, er/sie/es isst, wir essen, ihr esst, sie/Sie essen. Note the irregular changes: they don't come from the regular endings, so drill each person separately.
essen in a sentence In a sentence, essen looks like this: Ich esse einen Apfel. (“I eat an apple.”). The example shows the context the form turns up in.
Tenses and CEFR levels This page lists 10 tenses and moods of essen , grouped by CEFR level. The Präsens (A1) is free to practise in Verboteca; Premium opens every tense and mood up to the advanced levels.
FAQ What does “essen” mean in German? essen means “to eat”.
Is essen regular or irregular? essen is an irregular German verb: some of its forms don't follow the regular pattern.
How do you conjugate essen in the Präsens? ich esse, du isst, er/sie/es isst, wir essen, ihr esst, sie/Sie essen.
Conjugation tables A1 — Beginner ich esse du isst er/sie/es isst wir essen ihr esst sie/Sie essen
Ich esse einen Apfel. · I eat an apple.
ich habe gegessen du hast gegessen er/sie/es hat gegessen wir haben gegessen ihr habt gegessen sie/Sie haben gegessen
Ich habe einen Apfel gegessen. · I ate an apple.
A2 — Elementary ich aß du aßest er/sie/es aß wir aßen ihr aßt sie/Sie aßen
Ich aß einen Apfel. · I ate an apple.
du iss! wir essen wir! ihr esst! sie/Sie essen Sie!
Iss einen Apfel! · Eat an apple!
ich werde essen du wirst essen er/sie/es wird essen wir werden essen ihr werdet essen sie/Sie werden essen
Ich werde einen Apfel essen. · I will eat an apple.
B1 — Intermediate ich hatte gegessen du hattest gegessen er/sie/es hatte gegessen wir hatten gegessen ihr hattet gegessen sie/Sie hatten gegessen
Ich hatte einen Apfel gegessen. · I had eaten an apple.
ich äße du äßest er/sie/es äße wir äßen ihr äßet sie/Sie äßen
Ich äße einen Apfel. · I would eat an apple.
ich hätte gegessen du hättest gegessen er/sie/es hätte gegessen wir hätten gegessen ihr hättet gegessen sie/Sie hätten gegessen
Ich hätte einen Apfel gegessen. · I would have eaten an apple.
B2 — Upper Intermediate ich esse du essest er/sie/es esse wir essen ihr esset sie/Sie essen
Ich esse einen Apfel. · I eat an apple.
ich werde gegessen haben du wirst gegessen haben er/sie/es wird gegessen haben wir werden gegessen haben ihr werdet gegessen haben sie/Sie werden gegessen haben
Ich werde einen Apfel gegessen haben. · I will have eaten an apple.
Memorize every form of "essen" Verboteca turns each form into a card and brings it back at a growing interval as you keep getting it right.
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