backen
to bake
- Past (Präteritum)
- backte
- Past participle
- gebacken (haben)
Vowel alternation *du bäckst, er bäckt* (also regular *backst* accepted). Old past *buk* (*du bukest*) is literary. *Kleine Brötchen backen* (= keep a low profile).
Conjugation
Present
- back
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular
- backt
- present, singular, third-person
- bäckt
- present, singular, third-person
- backe
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- backen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- backst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- bäckst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- backte
- past
- buk
- past
- backten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- buken
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- backtest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- bukst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- backtet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
- bukt
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- backte
- past, subjunctive
- büke
- past, subjunctive
- backe
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- backen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- backest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- backet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- backten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- büken
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- backtest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- bükest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- bükst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- backtet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- büket
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- bükt
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gebacken
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- habe gebackt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gebacken
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- haben gebackt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gebacken
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habest gebackt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gebacken
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- habet gebackt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gebacken
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätte gebackt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gebacken
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hätten gebackt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gebacken
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättest gebackt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gebacken
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hättet gebackt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
Imperative
- back
- form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
- backe
- imperative, second-person, singular
- backt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gebacken
- participle, past
- gebackt
- participle, past
- backend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- backen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gebacken
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- habe gebackt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gebacken
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- haben gebackt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gebacken
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- hast gebackt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gebacken
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- habt gebackt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gebacken
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hat gebackt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gebacken
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatte gebackt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gebacken
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hatten gebackt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gebacken
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattest gebackt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gebacken
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- hattet gebackt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- backen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde backen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden backen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst backen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet backen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird backen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gebacken haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- gebackt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gebacken haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werde gebackt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gebacken haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- werden gebackt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
Prefixed forms (2)
- aufbacken (separable)
to rebake / crisp up
Back die Brötchen kurz auf. — Crisp up the rolls briefly.
- anbacken (separable)
to stick while baking
Der Kuchen backte am Blech an. — The cake stuck to the tray.