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Zum Mittagessen gibt es heute Suppe. There's soup for lunch today.

noun · A1

das Mittagessen

[ˈmɪtaːkˌʔɛsn̩]

lunch

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Other Examples

  • Kommst du mit zum Mittagessen?

    Are you coming to lunch with us?

  • Heute koche ich das Mittagessen.

    Today I'm cooking lunch.

  • Nach dem Mittagessen schläft Frau Hilde ein bisschen.

    After lunch Frau Hilde has a little nap.

Grammar

Plural
die Mittagessen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Mittagessen die Mittagessen
Das Mittagessen in der Kantine ist preiswert und gut. Lunch in the canteen is good and inexpensive.
Accusative wen? was? das Mittagessen die Mittagessen
Dative wem? dem Mittagessen den Mittagessen
Kommst du mit zum Mittagessen? Are you coming to lunch with us?
Genitive wessen? des Mittagessens der Mittagessen

How the Word Is Built

Mittag root essen root

A compound: der Mittag + essen

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

der Mittagmittagsdie Mittagspausedas Essen

In Otti's situations: Otti cooks

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