Before you start
Meet backen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 5 meanings
- (transitive or intransitive) to bake; to roast
- (transitive or intransitive, colloquial, regional) to fry
- (transitive or intransitive, chiefly pottery) to fire
- (intransitive) to stick together; to cake.
- (transitive) to stick (something to something else).
Forms
How backen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | backe | backte |
| du | backst | backtest |
| er/sie/es | backt | backte |
| wir | backen | backten |
| ihr | backt | backtet |
| Sie | backen | backten |
Partizip II gebacken · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich backe heute Brot.I’m baking bread today.Present-tense main clause
- 2Sie hat gestern einen Kuchen gebacken.She baked a cake yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er kann Brot backen, wenn er Zeit hat.He can bake bread when he has time.Modal verb