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
The simple past (Präteritum) form of the strong verb 'essen' (to eat), featuring the characteristic vowel shift (Ablaut) from e to a.
Memory Tips
Connect the 'a' in 'aßen' with the 'a' in 'ate' to remember it's the past tense of 'to eat'.