Wir essen Pommes.

Because the subject is wir = we.

In German, the verb changes depending on the subject:

• ich esse = I eat
• du isst = you eat
• er/sie/es isst = he/she/it eats
• wir essen = we eat
• ihr esst = you all eat
• sie/Sie essen = they eat / you (formal) eat

So Wir essen means we eat.

German main clauses usually follow the verb-second rule. That means the conjugated verb normally comes in the second position.

Here:

• Wir = subject
• essen = conjugated verb
• Pommes = object

So the structure is:

Wir essen Pommes.
We eat fries.

This is one of the most basic and common German sentence patterns.

Because in German, all nouns are capitalized, not just proper names.

So:

• wir is not capitalized here because it is a pronoun
• essen is not capitalized because it is a verb
• Pommes is capitalized because it is a noun

This is a very important spelling rule in German.

Pommes is short for Pommes frites and usually means fries or French fries.

In everyday German, people very often just say Pommes by itself.

So:

• Wir essen Pommes. = We are eating fries. / We eat fries.

German often leaves out the article when talking about food in a general or indefinite way, especially after verbs like essen.

So Wir essen Pommes sounds natural and means we are eating fries or we eat fries.

You could add an article in some contexts, but it would change the nuance:

• Wir essen Pommes. = We’re eating fries / fries in general
• Wir essen die Pommes. = We’re eating the fries (specific fries)
• Wir essen eine Portion Pommes. = We’re eating a portion of fries

It can mean both, depending on context.

German often uses the simple present where English might use either:

• we eat fries
• we are eating fries

So Wir essen Pommes can mean:

• a general fact or habit: We eat fries
• something happening now: We are eating fries

If you want to know which one is meant, you usually need context.

A simple English-friendly guide is:

• wir ≈ veer
• essen ≈ ESS-en
• Pommes ≈ POM-es

A few helpful notes:

• w in German sounds like English v
• r in wir is often very light
• e in essen is short
• ss means the preceding vowel is short
• Pommes has two syllables: Pom-mes

In everyday use, Pommes behaves a bit like a mass noun in this context, similar to talking about fries in English.

People usually just say Pommes when referring to fries as food, not to one single fry.

So in a sentence like Wir essen Pommes, you should think of it as fries in general, not as a singular item.

No, that would not be standard German.

Unlike English, German usually does not need a special progressive form for am eating. The normal present tense is enough:

• Wir essen Pommes.

There is an am + infinitive form in some regional or informal German, but it is not the standard way beginners should learn this sentence.

So the natural standard form is simply:

Wir essen Pommes.

Yes, but the verb still normally stays in second position in a main clause.

For example:

• Wir essen Pommes. = We eat fries.
• Pommes essen wir. = Fries are what we eat. / We eat fries.

The second version puts extra emphasis on Pommes. It is possible, but the basic neutral order for learners is:

Wir essen Pommes.