No. 742 in Danish
spise
"Spise" means "to eat" in English.
In a sentence
Jeg kan godt lide at spise frugt.
I like to eat fruit.
In this sentence, 'spise' is used as an infinitive verb indicating the action of eating.
Vi spiste morgenmad sammen.
We ate breakfast together.
Here, 'spiste' is the past-tense form of the verb, referring to the completed action of having eaten.
De vil gerne spise middag i aften.
They would like to eat dinner tonight.
In this example, 'spise' is used in an infinitive form in a future context, paired with the auxiliary verb 'vil' to construct the sentence.
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