Polyglot Dictionary

backen

/ˈbakn̩/

verb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
bäckt
past
backte
perfect
hat gebacken

Meaning

  1. to bake

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

hornear

hornear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to bake."

French

cuire au four

cuire au four is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to bake."

Practice

1 What does backen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches backen?

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