No. 14,017 in German
gegessen
"Eaten."
In a sentence
Ich habe einen Apfel gegessen.
I have eaten an apple.
The word 'gegessen' is the past participle of the verb 'essen' (to eat) and is used here in the present perfect tense to indicate a completed action.
Der Kuchen, den wir gestern gegessen haben, war köstlich.
The cake that we ate yesterday was delicious.
In this sentence, 'gegessen' is part of a subordinate clause providing information about the cake; it again denotes the action of eating, completed in the recent past.
Hast du schon Abendessen gegessen?
Have you already eaten dinner?
Here, 'gegessen' is used in a question to inquire whether the action of eating dinner has occurred, reflecting a state of completion relative to the present moment.
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