Eat - Fressen (The 2927th Most Common German Word)

The translation for Eat in German is Fressen. This word often comes up when talking about food. It is classified as a B2 word, and is the 2927th most commonly used word in German. It can be used as verb. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word’s pronunciation. Practice this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: eat

German: fressen

Examples


Modern cats don't eat rats.	Moderne Katzen fressen keine Ratten.
The cows are eating grass.	Die Kühe fressen Gras.
Cows eat grass.	Kühe fressen Gras.
Modern cats don't eat mice.	Heutige Katzen fressen keine Mäuse.
Cats don't eat bananas.	Katzen fressen keine Bananen.
Squirrels eat hazelnuts.	Eichhörnchen fressen Haselnüsse.
Horses eat grass.	Pferde fressen Gras.
Sharks eat fish.	Haie fressen Fische.

Seals eat fish.	Robben fressen Fische.
Cows like to eat grass.	Kühe fressen gerne Gras.
Frogs eat flies.	Frösche fressen Fliegen.
The horses eat grass.	Die Pferde fressen Gras.
The sheep eat grass.	Die Schafe fressen Gras.
Tiny animals such as krill eat plankton.	Winzige Tierchen wie Krill fressen Plankton.
Zombies eat brains.	Zombies fressen Hirne.
Shoebills eat fish.	Schuhschnäbel fressen Fische.
European hedgehogs mostly eat insects.	Europäische Igel fressen überwiegend Insekten.
Termites like to eat wood.	Termiten fressen gerne Holz.
Elephants eat grass.	Elefanten fressen Gras.
Elephants don't eat meat.	Elefanten fressen kein Fleisch.
Do elephants eat meat	Fressen Elefanten Fleisch