How to Say ‘She ate bread.’ in German
Sie hat Brot gegessen.
zee haht broht guh-GHESS-en
[zee haht broht guh-GHESS-en]
💬 Usage Tip: German perfect tense: subject + hat + object + participle. Very common in everyday speech.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Bread is not just a side dish in Germany—it can be the meal.
Phrase Breakdown
Sie hat
zee haht
she has / she did
Subject plus auxiliary in perfect tense.
Sie hat gearbeitet.
She has worked.
Words in this phrase
Sie
[zee]
she
Subject pronoun for a female person.
Sie kommt später.
She is coming later.
hat
[haht]
has
Auxiliary form of "haben" used with a past participle.
Sie hat schon gegessen.
She has already eaten.
Brot gegessen.
broht guh-GHESS-en
eaten bread.
Object plus past participle; describes what she ate.
Sie hat Brot gegessen.
She ate bread.
Words in this phrase
Brot
[broht]
bread
Food made from flour; in German often a staple food.
Sie kauft frisches Brot.
She buys fresh bread.
gegessen
[guh-GHESS-en]
eaten
Past participle of "essen" indicating a completed action.
Sie hat Brot gegessen.
She has eaten bread.
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