verb
to have breakfast, to breakfast
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Means 'to have breakfast' or 'to breakfast'. A regular weak (non‑separable) verb that uses auxiliary 'haben' in perfect tenses (Perfect: 'habe gefrühstückt'). Non‑reflexive; participle 'gefrühstückt'. Imperative: 'Frühstücke!' (du). Not modal or auxiliary; used with time expressions and objects ('Ich frühstücke zu Hause').
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Er frühstückte im Bett.
He had breakfast in bed.
Ich frühstücke jeden Morgen.
I have breakfast every morning.
Die Gäste frühstückten, bevor sie zur Führung in die Fabrik gingen.
The guests had breakfast before they went to the tour in the factory.
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Imagine a steaming cup of coffee on a small table with a tiny flag that says 'Frühstück' to picture 'frühstücken'.
Sounds like 'frew-shtook-en' — think 'brew' (coffee) to link to breakfast.
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Commonly used for the meal 'breakfast' (intransitive). It is not reflexive and uses the auxiliary haben in perfect tenses (hat gefrühstückt). | Intransitive verb; passive forms are not applicable.