essen
to eat
- Past (Präteritum)
- aß
- Past participle
- gegessen (haben)
*du isst, er isst*, imperative *iss!* Humans *essen*, animals *fressen* (rude for humans). *Essen gehen* (= eat out). *Das ist zum...?* Idiom *sich durch etwas essen*.
Conjugation
Present
- esse
- first-person, form-of, present, singular
- ess
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
- isst
- present, singular, third-person
- essen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- esst
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
Past
- aß
- past
- aßen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- aßest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- aßt
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
Subjunctive
- esse
- first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
- äße
- past, subjunctive
- essen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- essest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- esset
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- äßen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- äßest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- äßt
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- äßet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gegessen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gegessen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gegessen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gegessen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gegessen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gegessen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gegessen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gegessen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde essen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden essen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest essen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet essen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde essen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden essen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest essen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet essen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gegessen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gegessen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gegessen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gegessen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gegessen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- ess
- colloquial, form-of, imperative, singular
- iss
- imperative, second-person, singular
- esst
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gegessen
- form-of, participle, past
- gessen
- obsolete, participle, past
- essend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- essen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gegessen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gegessen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gegessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gegessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gegessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gegessen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gegessen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gegessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gegessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- essen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde essen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden essen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst essen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet essen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird essen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gegessen haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gegessen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gegessen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gegessen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gegessen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gegessen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Essen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, strong
Prefixed forms (3)
- aufessen (separable)
to eat up
Iss bitte deinen Teller auf. — Please eat up your plate.
- mitessen (separable)
to eat with others
Isst du heute bei uns mit? — Will you eat with us today?
- überessen (inseparable)
to overeat
Ich habe mich überessen. — I overate.