Definition
Food or prepared dishes that people eat for nourishment.
Translations
- English
- food
- Français
- nourriture
- Türkçe
- yemek
- Polski
- jedzenie
- Русский
- еда
- Українська
- їжа
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Essen
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
food
/das ˈɛsn̩/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Essen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Essen ist schon fertig.NominativSing.The food is already ready.
- In diesem Restaurant schmeckt das Essen sehr gut.NominativSing.The food in this restaurant tastes very good.
- Wir bestellen das Essen um zwölf Uhr.AkkusativSing.We order the food at twelve o'clock.
- Der Geruch des Essens macht mich hungrig.GenitivSing.The smell of the food makes me hungry.
- Die bestellten Essen stehen schon auf dem Tisch.NominativPlur.The ordered meals are already on the table.
- Die Küche bereitet mehrere Essen für die Gruppe vor.AkkusativPlur.The kitchen prepares several meals for the group.
- Zu den Essen gehören jeweils ein Getränk und ein Dessert.DativPlur.Each of the meals includes a drink and a dessert.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Essen/ˈɛsn̩/
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Article phrase
das Essen/das ˈɛsn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Essen | die Essen |
| Akkusativ | das Essen | die Essen |
| Dativ | dem Essen | den Essen |
| Genitiv | des Essens | der Essen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Sentence patterndas Essen schmeckt
- CollocationEssen bestellen
- Prepositional constructionnach dem Essennach + Dativ
Semantic relations
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No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word