German word
essen in German sentences
essen means "to eat" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Ich esse heute Suppe und Brot.
I eat soup and bread today.
Wir essen nach dem Kurs im Restaurant.
We eat at the restaurant after class.
Das Kind isst den Apfel im Garten.
The child eats the apple in the garden.
Lara isst nicht zu schnell.
Lara does not eat too quickly.
Nach der Reise essen die Gäste im Hotel.
After the trip, the guests eat at the hotel.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive essen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.