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No. 6,714 in German

essens

"Essens" is the genitive case of "Essen," meaning "of food" or "of eating" in English.

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  • Die Qualität des Essens war hervorragend.

    The quality of the food was excellent.

    Here, 'Essens' is the genitive form of 'Essen' (food), showing possession or relation to quality.

  • Beim Essens wollte ich über das Meeting sprechen.

    During the meal, I wanted to talk about the meeting.

    In this sentence, 'Essens' indicates the activity or event of eating, used in a locative sense.

  • Unsere Aufgabe ist die Zubereitung des Essens.

    Our task is the preparation of the food.

    The word 'Essens' is used here in the genitive case to denote the item being prepared—food.

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