manger/mɑ̃.ʒe/
verb / noun · A1 · Frequency 296
verb
Meanings
to eat (food)
Commonly used to indicate the action of consuming food, with a direct object.
to eat, to have a meal
Used without a direct object to indicate the act of having a meal.
Examples
Les enfants aiment manger une pomme après l'école.
The children like to eat an apple after school.
Nous allons manger ensemble après la réunion.
We are going to have a meal together after the meeting.
Elle préfère manger un sandwich au bureau.
She prefers to eat a sandwich at the office.
Collocations
- manger des fruitsto eat fruits
Common mistakes
Nous mangons des fruits
Nous mangeons des fruits
Verbs ending in -ger keep an e before the o of the nous form to preserve the soft g sound, so the form is mangeons.
Related words
synonymboufferto eat (informal)
nounmasculine
Meanings
food, foodstuff
Examples
Le manger proposé aux voyageurs était simple mais nourrissant.
The food offered to the travelers was simple but nourishing.
Dans ce refuge, le manger manquait de variété.
At this shelter, the food lacked variety.
Le boire et le manger étaient compris dans le prix de la chambre.
Food and drink were included in the room price.
Collocations
- nourriture à mangerfood to eat
- manger saineat healthy
- préparer le mangerprepare the food
Common mistakes
un manger
un repas
"manger" is a verb and cannot be used as a noun; to mean food or meal, use "repas" instead.
Related words
synonymnourriturefood, nourishment
verb
Meanings
to eat (food)
Commonly used to indicate the action of consuming food, with a direct object.
to eat, to have a meal
Used without a direct object to indicate the act of having a meal.
Examples
Mangeant une pomme, Paul regardait les enfants jouer dans le jardin.
Eating an apple, Paul watched the children play in the garden.
Les collègues discutaient en mangeant au restaurant.
The colleagues talked while having a meal at the restaurant.
Elle travaillait en mangeant un sandwich dans la cuisine.
She worked while eating a sandwich in the kitchen.
verb
Meanings
to eat (food)
Commonly used to indicate the action of consuming food, with a direct object.
to eat, to have a meal
Used without a direct object to indicate the act of having a meal.
Examples
J'ai mangé une soupe légère avant de prendre le médicament.
I ate a light soup before taking the medicine.
Les enfants ont mangé les légumes servis avec le poisson.
The children ate the vegetables served with the fish.
Nous avons mangé au restaurant après la réunion.
We had a meal at a restaurant after the meeting.
Collocations
- manger des fruitsto eat fruits
Common mistakes
Nous mangons des fruits
Nous mangeons des fruits
Verbs ending in -ger keep an e before the o of the nous form to preserve the soft g sound, so the form is mangeons.
Related words
synonymboufferto eat (informal)
verb
Meanings
to eat (food)
Commonly used to indicate the action of consuming food, with a direct object.
to eat, to have a meal
Used without a direct object to indicate the act of having a meal.
Examples
Le bébé mange une compote de pommes.
The baby eats applesauce.
Paul mange avec ses collègues à la cantine.
Paul eats with his colleagues in the cafeteria.
Après le sport, elle mange une banane.
After exercising, she eats a banana.