"I am not eating."

Translation: Ich esse nicht.

[prakaashk]

Is 'Ich nicht esse' incorrect?

[brasil2004]

Ja, ist nicht korrekt.
Korrekt ist: Ich esse nicht.
Siehe hier: http://www2.germanistik.uni-freiburg.de/dafphil/internetprojekte/projekte5/deutschlandreise/hhg.html
The inflected verb is always in second position.

[Izzie_Belle]

yes, its meant to be ich esse nicht

[Evito84]

Is the word Ich necessary in this sentence? Esse only conjugates to first person singular so would the subject 'ich' be already implied?

[brasil2004]

Yes, it is necessary.

[sandeepa2]

Unlike Italian, where it is not necessary, it's required here. Danke

[junkhead22]

Why does the order of "esse" and "nicht"

[OurDailyBran]

So I do not have to put "bin" infront of "esse"?

[tedexline]

No. am is already implied with the verb esse.

[OurDailyBran]

Thanks :D

[joee_young]

No, because in German (as with many other languages such as Spanish, Italian French etc) the present tense covers both things that you do: I eat and things that are continuously happening: I am eating (or in this case, not eating)

[Greenibandit]

No

[jshmay]

Is "ich kein esse" correct to say?

[tina853098]

Is this sentence" I am not eating" in english language common??