What is the difference between поесть and есть?
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What is the difference between поесть and есть?
есть - to eat
поесть - to eat a bit
Thanks Оля
and what is the difference between those two we've already covered and ест?
есть - to eat
поесть - to eat a bit
ест - ?
forgive me because I am in the very beginning stages of learning the russian language now. I just learned to spell nationalities in lowercase from your signature :)
ест - "(s)he is eating" or "(s)he eats"Quote:
Originally Posted by SoftPretzel
(есть - infinitive; ест - present, single, 3-d person)
I'm glad it's being useful, finally. :mrgreen:Quote:
Originally Posted by SoftPretzel
"поесть" indicates a single act of eating a mealQuote:
Originally Posted by SoftPretzel
Утром я поймал килограмм кузнечиков и плотно поел
"есть" is a more general term
Есть надо часто, но помногу
I think I'll go out and grab a bite.