How to Say "Ate" in French - How To Say Guide

a mangé

The English phrase 'ate' is translated into French as a mangé.

The phrase is used to describe the action of consuming food in the past tense. You might use dévorer to mean 'to devour'.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is the passé composé of the verb manger, which literally translates to 'has eaten'.

The form of the phrase changes depending on the subject. For the subject 'I' (je), use ai mangé. For the subject 'you' (tu), use as mangé.

To express delight or pleasure regarding food, you can use the informal interjection miam (Yum).

In some informal written French from Quebec, a mangé may actually mean 'she ate' because a is used as a phonetic spelling of elle.
The word manger is a linguistic relative of the English word 'manger', the feeding trough used by animals.
While a mangé describes the act of eating, the French have a specific word grignoter for 'grazing' or eating small snacks throughout the day.

Ziri a mangé tôt.
Ziri ate early.
This sentence shows how to use a mangé to describe eating early.
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Il a mangé du sable.
He ate some sand.
This sentence uses a mangé to describe eating something unusual.
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On a mangé la pizza.
We ate the pizza.
This sentence uses a mangé to describe a group eating a specific food.
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Hier soir, j'ai mangé une délicieuse tarte.
Last night, I ate a delicious pie.
Il a dévoré son plateau de fruits de mer.
He devoured his seafood platter.
On a bouffé une pizza chez moi hier soir.
We ate pizza at my place last night.
On s'est tapé une glace en se promenant au parc.
We enjoyed an ice cream while strolling in the park.
Hier, j'ai mangé un délicieux croissant au petit-déjeuner.
Yesterday, I ate a delicious croissant for breakfast.
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