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Despite all the differences between different people, cultures, and languages, at least one thing that unites us all is eating. We all have to eat to live. Eating nourishes us, but it can also be an essential communal experience and depending on what you eat and how eating is a central cultural element. Knowing how to talk about eating in a foreign language is also very important if you intend to travel to where that language is spoken. So, how do you talk about eating in German? Well, you need to know the essen <\/strong><\/em>conjugation.<\/p>\n

Essen<\/em> is a German verb that means \u201cto eat\u201d. Its form depends on the person (first, second, third), number of the noun (singular or plural), and the verb tense.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get familiar with all the forms of Essen!<\/p>\n

(Photo by Markus Spiske<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>Essen\u00a0<\/em>Conjugation in Pr\u00e4sens (Present Tense)<\/h2>\n

We\u2019re starting with the present because it\u2019s simple to understand. Anything you say in the present tense is currently happening or currently true. You are eating. The sandwich is halfway in your mouth. The action is happening now.<\/p>\n

Once you know which tense you\u2019re speaking in, the only question is who you are talking about. The conjugation of the verb depends on the subject of the sentence. This means that all the \u201cpersons\u201d will be in the nominative (as always, with a few exceptions, i.e. Lass uns essen<\/strong> [Let us eat]<\/em>). In this case, the subject is whoever is doing the eating. For the sake of digestibility (no pun intended), I\u2019ve split up the conjugations into singular and plural subjects.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Singular<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The following is a chart describing the essen <\/em>conjugation (the forms that it takes) when the subject is singular in the three different persons. If you aren\u2019t sure which pronoun applies to each person or if you\u2019re confused about why there are so many second persons, or why \u201csie\u201d appears so often, you can refresh your memory with one of our previous posts: A Complete Guide to Understanding German Pronouns<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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If you want to talk about eating a specific meal or food, or maybe talk about when you\u2019re eating it, that information follows each conjugation of essen<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n