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backen

/ˈbakən/ verb A2
  1. to bake; to roast (intransitive, transitive) · Der Bäcker backt jeden Morgen 30 Laib Brot. The baker bakes 30 loaves of bread every morning.· Ist der Kuchen schon gebacken? Is the cake baked yet?
  2. to fry (colloquial, intransitive, regional, transitive)
  3. to fire (intransitive, transitive) · Die Tonfigur muss mindestens zwei Stunden im Ofen backen. The clay piece must be fired in the oven for at least two hours.
  4. to stick together; to cake. (intransitive) · Der Schnee backte gestern besser. The snow caked better yesterday.· Der Schnee backt an meinen Schuhen. My shoes are caked with snow.
  5. to stick (something to something else). (transitive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
backen
Present (er)
backt
Präteritum (er)
backte
Perfekt (er)
hat gebacken
Infinitive with zu
zu backen

A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.

From the library

Er steht jeden Tag um drei Uhr auf und backt Brot.
Wie das Brot aufgeht, p. 1 · A2
Dafür lernte die Nachbarin, wie man Fladenbrot backt.
Das Kochbuch der Großmutter, p. 1 · B1
„Backen ist Präzision“, sagt Wagner, der den Betrieb in dritter Generation führt.
Eine Nacht in der Backstube, p. 1 · B2

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