zu Abend essen

to have dinner

Türkçe: akşam yemeği yemek

Not zu Abend haben

English says to have, so haben is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Abend goes with essen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

Abend m.

Verb

essen

Topic

Zeit und Ablauf

In a sentence

Die Firma isst heute gemeinsam zu Abend.

How it is used

Means 'to have dinner'. Neutral register. Use in a business context: 'Das Unternehmen isst zu Abend' is odd; better for a group of colleagues. Common mistake: using 'essen' alone without 'zu Abend'.

Other verbs that go with Abend

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• den / einen Abend verbringento spend the evening

All collocations with Abend