Vocabulary
fressen
/ˈfʁɛsn̩/· verb
to eat (animals); to guzzle
Fressen — how animals eat (das Futter = feed); for people it is rude: Friss nicht so viel!
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Conjugation
- ich
- fresse
- du
- frisst
- er/sie/es
- frisst
- wir
- fressen
- ihr
- fresst
- sie/Sie
- fressen
Perfekt hat gefressenPräteritum fraß
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
fressen
to eat (animals)
Die Kühe fressen Gras.
The cows are eating grass.
Word family
fressender Fraß(bad) grubgefräßiggreedy (with food)essento eat (people; fressen comes from ver-essen)
Common combinations
- aus der Hand fressento eat out of one's hand
- Gras fressento eat grass
- dem Hund zu fressen gebento feed the dog
Common learner mistakes
- Der Hund isst.Der Hund frisst.For animals German uses fressen; essen is for people.
Real examples
- Unsere Katze frisst nur Fisch.Our cat only eats fish.
- Hat der Hund schon gefressen?Has the dog eaten yet?
- Die Ziege fraß die Blumen im Garten.The goat ate the flowers in the garden.
