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Usages of das Essen
das Mittagessen
lunch
das Familienessen
the family meal
das Mittagessen
lunch
Here we hit an exception. For some obscure reason this word doesn't take an additional s.
Maybe this combo has been used so much, that it really melted into one word. Who knows....
das Kantinenessen
canteen food
Er bezahlt das Essen.
He pays for the food.
Test yourself: What does das Essen mean?
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