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essen

to eatIrregularA1Stem change: e→i
essen – Present
PersonForm
ichIesse
duyou (informal)isst (stem-changing form)
er/sie/eshe / she / itisst (stem-changing form)
wirweessen
ihryou (plural)esst
sie/Siethey / you (formal)essen

✱ stem-changing form

Good to know

The du and er/sie/es forms change e→i. In du isst the two s-sounds merge: iss + st.

Example

Du isst einen Apfel.

You are eating an apple.