German Word: essen
English Meaning: to eat food
Spanish Meaning: comer, almorzar, cenar
Italian Meaning: mangiare

Word Forms: aß, äße, äßen, aßen, aßest, äßest, äßet, aßt, ess, esse, essend, essende, essenden, essender, essest, esset, esst, eßt, gegessen, gegessene, iß, iss, isst, ißt

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Dieser Pilz ist giftig, du kannst ihn nicht essen!
This mushroom is poisonous, you can't eat it!
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Vor dem Essen wäscht er sich immer die Hände.
He always washes his hands before eating.
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Wo kann ich hier eine Kleinigkeit essen?
Where can I have a little snack?
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Er wurde in ein Krankenhaus eingeliefert, nachdem er verdorbene Lebensmittel gegessen hatte.
He was admitted to a hospital after he had eaten bad food.
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Hast du schon gegessen?
Have you already eaten?
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Ich esse nur Rindfleisch.
I only eat beef.
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Am ersten Weihnachtstag essen wir immer Gans zu Mittag.
On Christmas Day, we always have goose for lunch.
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