aßen
Translation
ate
Examples
Wir aßen gestern Pizza.
We ate pizza yesterday.
Die Kinder aßen den ganzen Kuchen.
The children ate the whole cake.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) essen to eat ((sth.)) We ate an apple.
Similar Words
Synonyms: speisten (dined); Antonyms: hungerten (starved)
Etymology
Simple past (Präteritum) of the strong verb 'essen' (to eat). It shows a vowel change (Ablaut) from e to a.
Memory Tips
The sound 'aßen' is somewhat similar to the English 'ate', especially the 'a' sound. Remember this link for the past tense.