What Is The Difference Between Isst And Frisst?

Hi guys, I’d like to know : firstly:- The difference between isst and frisst? Secondly:- The difference between beide and beiden? Thirdly:- The difference between alle and alles? Lastly:- The difference between Hüte and Hüten? Danke

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What is the difference between isst and frisst?Shoda_FayezPlusHi guys, I’d like to know : firstly:- The difference between isst and frisst?
Secondly:- The difference between beide and beiden?
Thirdly:- The difference between alle and alles?
Lastly:- The difference between Hüte and Hüten?
DankeJuly 5, 2015

Shoda_FayezPlus

Hi guys, I’d like to know : firstly:- The difference between isst and frisst?
Secondly:- The difference between beide and beiden?
Thirdly:- The difference between alle and alles?
Lastly:- The difference between Hüte and Hüten?
Danke

July 5, 2015

16 CommentsTrioLinguistIsst and frisst are conjugated forms of essen and fressen, respectively. Essen is used when a person eats, and fressen is used when an animal eats; fressen can also be used for a person if said person is eating like an animal.
Beide is used as the plural form with nominative and genitive, without a definite article (the). Beiden is used after a definite article (the) in any case. Look up a declension table for beide.
I’m having trouble explaining alle and alles, but I’ll give a couple simple examples and I hope those will help. “Man muss dir alles erklären”, “Alles ist sehr gut”, “Alle Männer sind witzig”, “Freiheit für alle Menschen”.
Hüte is the plural of Hut in the nominative, accusative and genitive; Hüten is the plural of Hut in the dative case.
I hope this helps!July 5, 2015mizinamoModPlus311Beiden could also be dative plural without article (Ich habe beiden Kindern Kuchen gegeben; Ich habe ihn beiden gegeben).July 5, 2015bduderstadt”Hüten” is not only plural dative of “Hut”. There is also a verb “hüten”, which means “to tend (animals, e.g. a flock of sheep)”, “to watch (children)”. Its nounified form is “das Hüten”.July 5, 2015sueefo”Nounified”? I like it! P.S. I live about 10 miles from Merriam-Webster Inc.July 5, 2015QuanyailsI like to think of “essen” (isst) as “eat” and “fressen” (frisst) as “feed on”. Even if “fressen” and “feed on” aren’t cognates, it paints the picture of something eating with animal-like behavior.September 6, 2018jjd1123″Essen” can also be used for non-human animals (e.g. pet owners often do this). The difference between “essen” and “fressen” (which mean exactly the same thing, namely “(to) eat”) isn’t in who does the eating, but in the connotation: “Essen” is neutral, while “fressen” refers to an uncivilised way of eating. Since non-human animals are often regarded as uncivilised by default, “fressen” is often used for them, but that is not the defining aspect of the verb “fressen”.July 5, 2015LostOnYouThank you very for such a nice explanation :)January 30, 2017MaryamaliddankeDecember 16, 2017ZamfirRobe64Thanks for the detail, i felt it is alike, but wanted to be positiveJanuary 15, 2018UtkuTurgutThanks for your great reply.November 12, 2019Animalia007PlusCurious: Because frisst is “eats” for non-humans, why is there no non-human word for “drinks”?April 25, 2020mizinamoModPlus311Language isn’t designed to be symmetrical 🙂
There is a verb saufen, but that’s usually for large animals (horses, camels, elephants, …), not for animals in general. Cats and dogs would generally trinken rather than saufen.April 26, 2020leolorigo621Thanks!January 18, 2022riane2k15For “alles” and “alle”, maybe it helps if you think of them as strictly “everything” and “every __” or “everyone”, respectively.
“Everything is fine.” — “Alles ist gut/okay.”
“I like everything on the menu.” — “Ich mag alles auf der Speisekarte.”
“Every cat is cute.” — “Alle Katzen sind süß.”
“Every child likes to play.” — “Alle Kinder spielen gern.”
“Everyone here is nice.” — “Alle hier sind nett.”
(Note that “alle” can change depending on its case, for example in “I want to help everyone.” — “Ich will allen helfen.”)July 5, 2015LostOnYouNicely explained. I think I will not confuse again for Alle and Allen.January 30, 2017Eva687780Hi guys. I was wondering when to use ein, eine, or einen in a sentence? And the same for der, den, and die. I just started learning so I’m slightly confused. August 30, 2021

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TrioLinguistIsst and frisst are conjugated forms of essen and fressen, respectively. Essen is used when a person eats, and fressen is used when an animal eats; fressen can also be used for a person if said person is eating like an animal.
Beide is used as the plural form with nominative and genitive, without a definite article (the). Beiden is used after a definite article (the) in any case. Look up a declension table for beide.
I’m having trouble explaining alle and alles, but I’ll give a couple simple examples and I hope those will help. “Man muss dir alles erklären”, “Alles ist sehr gut”, “Alle Männer sind witzig”, “Freiheit für alle Menschen”.
Hüte is the plural of Hut in the nominative, accusative and genitive; Hüten is the plural of Hut in the dative case.
I hope this helps!July 5, 2015mizinamoModPlus311Beiden could also be dative plural without article (Ich habe beiden Kindern Kuchen gegeben; Ich habe ihn beiden gegeben).July 5, 2015bduderstadt”Hüten” is not only plural dative of “Hut”. There is also a verb “hüten”, which means “to tend (animals, e.g. a flock of sheep)”, “to watch (children)”. Its nounified form is “das Hüten”.July 5, 2015sueefo”Nounified”? I like it! P.S. I live about 10 miles from Merriam-Webster Inc.July 5, 2015QuanyailsI like to think of “essen” (isst) as “eat” and “fressen” (frisst) as “feed on”. Even if “fressen” and “feed on” aren’t cognates, it paints the picture of something eating with animal-like behavior.September 6, 2018jjd1123″Essen” can also be used for non-human animals (e.g. pet owners often do this). The difference between “essen” and “fressen” (which mean exactly the same thing, namely “(to) eat”) isn’t in who does the eating, but in the connotation: “Essen” is neutral, while “fressen” refers to an uncivilised way of eating. Since non-human animals are often regarded as uncivilised by default, “fressen” is often used for them, but that is not the defining aspect of the verb “fressen”.July 5, 2015LostOnYouThank you very for such a nice explanation :)January 30, 2017MaryamaliddankeDecember 16, 2017ZamfirRobe64Thanks for the detail, i felt it is alike, but wanted to be positiveJanuary 15, 2018UtkuTurgutThanks for your great reply.November 12, 2019Animalia007PlusCurious: Because frisst is “eats” for non-humans, why is there no non-human word for “drinks”?April 25, 2020mizinamoModPlus311Language isn’t designed to be symmetrical 🙂
There is a verb saufen, but that’s usually for large animals (horses, camels, elephants, …), not for animals in general. Cats and dogs would generally trinken rather than saufen.April 26, 2020leolorigo621Thanks!January 18, 2022riane2k15For “alles” and “alle”, maybe it helps if you think of them as strictly “everything” and “every __” or “everyone”, respectively.
“Everything is fine.” — “Alles ist gut/okay.”
“I like everything on the menu.” — “Ich mag alles auf der Speisekarte.”
“Every cat is cute.” — “Alle Katzen sind süß.”
“Every child likes to play.” — “Alle Kinder spielen gern.”
“Everyone here is nice.” — “Alle hier sind nett.”
(Note that “alle” can change depending on its case, for example in “I want to help everyone.” — “Ich will allen helfen.”)July 5, 2015LostOnYouNicely explained. I think I will not confuse again for Alle and Allen.January 30, 2017Eva687780Hi guys. I was wondering when to use ein, eine, or einen in a sentence? And the same for der, den, and die. I just started learning so I’m slightly confused. August 30, 2021

TrioLinguist

Isst and frisst are conjugated forms of essen and fressen, respectively. Essen is used when a person eats, and fressen is used when an animal eats; fressen can also be used for a person if said person is eating like an animal.
Beide is used as the plural form with nominative and genitive, without a definite article (the). Beiden is used after a definite article (the) in any case. Look up a declension table for beide.
I’m having trouble explaining alle and alles, but I’ll give a couple simple examples and I hope those will help. “Man muss dir alles erklären”, “Alles ist sehr gut”, “Alle Männer sind witzig”, “Freiheit für alle Menschen”.
Hüte is the plural of Hut in the nominative, accusative and genitive; Hüten is the plural of Hut in the dative case.
I hope this helps!July 5, 2015

July 5, 2015

mizinamoModPlus311Beiden could also be dative plural without article (Ich habe beiden Kindern Kuchen gegeben; Ich habe ihn beiden gegeben).July 5, 2015

Beiden could also be dative plural without article (Ich habe beiden Kindern Kuchen gegeben; Ich habe ihn beiden gegeben).

July 5, 2015

bduderstadt”Hüten” is not only plural dative of “Hut”. There is also a verb “hüten”, which means “to tend (animals, e.g. a flock of sheep)”, “to watch (children)”. Its nounified form is “das Hüten”.July 5, 2015

“Hüten” is not only plural dative of “Hut”. There is also a verb “hüten”, which means “to tend (animals, e.g. a flock of sheep)”, “to watch (children)”. Its nounified form is “das Hüten”.

July 5, 2015

sueefo”Nounified”? I like it! P.S. I live about 10 miles from Merriam-Webster Inc.July 5, 2015

“Nounified”? I like it! P.S. I live about 10 miles from Merriam-Webster Inc.

July 5, 2015

QuanyailsI like to think of “essen” (isst) as “eat” and “fressen” (frisst) as “feed on”. Even if “fressen” and “feed on” aren’t cognates, it paints the picture of something eating with animal-like behavior.September 6, 2018

I like to think of “essen” (isst) as “eat” and “fressen” (frisst) as “feed on”. Even if “fressen” and “feed on” aren’t cognates, it paints the picture of something eating with animal-like behavior.

September 6, 2018

jjd1123″Essen” can also be used for non-human animals (e.g. pet owners often do this). The difference between “essen” and “fressen” (which mean exactly the same thing, namely “(to) eat”) isn’t in who does the eating, but in the connotation: “Essen” is neutral, while “fressen” refers to an uncivilised way of eating. Since non-human animals are often regarded as uncivilised by default, “fressen” is often used for them, but that is not the defining aspect of the verb “fressen”.July 5, 2015

“Essen” can also be used for non-human animals (e.g. pet owners often do this). The difference between “essen” and “fressen” (which mean exactly the same thing, namely “(to) eat”) isn’t in who does the eating, but in the connotation: “Essen” is neutral, while “fressen” refers to an uncivilised way of eating. Since non-human animals are often regarded as uncivilised by default, “fressen” is often used for them, but that is not the defining aspect of the verb “fressen”.

July 5, 2015

LostOnYouThank you very for such a nice explanation :)January 30, 2017

Thank you very for such a nice explanation 🙂

January 30, 2017

What is the difference between isst and frisst?

Hi guys, I’d like to know : firstly:- The difference between isst and frisst? Secondly:- The difference between beide and beiden? Thirdly:- The difference between alle and alles? Lastly:- The difference between Hüte and Hüten? Danke

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