fressen

A1#868

Hear it

verbcolloquial

to eat; to feed on; to devour
to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig
to eat awaye.g. metal
to consume, to guzzle, to burne.g. fuel, money
to despise, to have a pet peeve against

Forms

Present

I	fresse
you	frisst
he, she, it	frisst
we	fressen
you (plural)	fresst
they	fressen

Preterite

I	fraß
you	fraßest / fraßt
he, she, it	fraß
we	fraßen
you (plural)	fraßt
they	fraßen

Subjunctive I

I	fresse
you	fressest
he, she, it	fresse
we	fressen
you (plural)	fresset
they	fressen

Subjunctive II

I	fräße
you	fräßest / fräßt
he, she, it	fräße
we	fräßen
you (plural)	fräßet / fräßt
they	fräßen

Imperative

you	friss
you (plural)	fresst

Other forms

infinitive	fressen
past participle	gefressen
present participle	fressend

Used in the library

Das Pferd frisst Gras.The horse is eating grass.A1Körper, Gesundheit und Menschen — The body, health and people (A1)
Um Himmels willen, der Hund frisst die Wurst.For heaven's sake, the dog is eating the sausage.A1Noch einmal, bitte (6) — Once more, please (6) (A1)
Auf dem Bauernhof beschäftigt die Firma viele Menschen, und die Tiere fressen gut.On the farm the company employs lots of people, and the animals eat well.A1Noch einmal, bitte (5) — Once more, please (5) (A1)
Der Hund frisst Gras — das ist keine Absicht, das ist Natur.The dog is eating grass — that's not on purpose, that's nature.A2Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (A2)

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