Questions & Answers about Wir essen heute Pizza.
Why does heute come before Pizza?
In German, expressions of time (like heute) usually come before the direct object (Pizza). While in English you say "eating pizza today", German prefers the time information earlier in the sentence, right after the verb.
The translation says "are eating", but the German sentence just uses essen. Why isn't there a translation for "are"?
German doesn't have a separate "present continuous" tense (like "are eating" or "is doing"). The simple present verb essen covers both "we eat" and "we are eating". You just use the context to tell the difference!
Could I start the sentence with Heute instead of Wir?
Absolutely! You can move the time word to the front for emphasis: Heute essen wir Pizza. Just remember the strict rule that the conjugated verb (essen) must stay in the second position, which forces the subject (wir) to move to the third position.
Why is there no article like eine or die in front of Pizza?
Just like in English, German drops the article when talking about a general category of food or an unspecified quantity. You would only say eine Pizza if you wanted to emphasize that you are eating exactly one whole pizza.