mengen

In a sentence

• Els nens mengen pomes.

  The children eat apples.

  In this sentence, 'mengen' is the verb which means 'eat'. It is in the third person plural present tense form, referring to the children.

• Quan mengen massa, se senten pesants.

  When they eat too much, they feel heavy.

  Here, 'mengen' again refers to the third person plural present tense, indicating an action performed by an unspecified group implied in the context.

• Els animals del bosc mengen de nit.

  The animals in the forest eat at night.

  In this case, 'mengen' applies to animals as subjects, denoting their habitual action of eating during nighttime.