No. 3,590 in German
mittagessen
Lunch.
In a sentence
Wir essen heute Mittagessen um 12 Uhr.
We are eating lunch at 12 o'clock today.
In this sentence, 'Mittagessen' is used as a noun referring specifically to the midday meal, which is its primary usage in German.
Könntest du das Mittagessen für morgen vorbereiten?
Could you prepare the lunch for tomorrow?
Here, 'Mittagessen' is in the accusative case, being the direct object of the verb 'vorbereiten'. It signifies the meal to be prepared for consumption at midday.
Das Mittagessen, das ich gestern gegessen habe, war sehr lecker.
The lunch I had yesterday was very tasty.
In this instance, 'Mittagessen' is used as a subject, described and referred to with the relative clause 'das ich gestern gegessen habe.' It acts as a general identifier for the meal.
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