verb
backen
bake
Etwas im Ofen durch Hitze garen, meist um Brot, Kuchen oder ähnliches herzustellen.
The German word "backen" is a verb that means "to bake". It refers to cooking food, especially bread, cakes, or pastries, using dry heat in an oven.
- Made of: Not a compound word; a single root verb.
- Similar words:
- braten (to fry or roast)
- kochen (to cook/boil)
- grillen (to grill)
Difference:
- Backen specifically involves oven-based dry heat cooking (baking).
- Braten refers to frying or roasting in a pan or oven with fat.
- Kochen means cooking with liquid (boiling or simmering).
- Grillen is cooking over direct heat or open flame (grilling).
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Examples
Wir backen heute einen Kuchen.verb
We are baking a cake today.
Marie backt etwas Leckeres.verb
Marie is baking something delicious.
Morgen backen Anna und Tom einen Kuchen.verb
Tomorrow Anna and Tom bake a cake.
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