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The baker bakes fresh bread.
Der Bäcker backt frisches Brot. The baker bakes fresh bread.

noun · A1

der Bäcker

[ˈbɛkɐ]

baker

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Other Examples

  • Emil bringt dem Bäcker die Post.

    Emil brings the baker the post.

  • Ich mag den Bäcker an der Ecke.

    I like the baker on the corner.

  • Geht ihr heute zum Bäcker?

    Are you going to the baker's today?

Grammar

Plural
die Bäcker In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Bäcker die Bäcker
Der Bäcker gibt Otti eine Tüte. The baker gives Otti a bag.
Accusative wen? was? den Bäcker die Bäcker
Ich mag den Bäcker an der Ecke. I like the baker on the corner.
Dative wem? dem Bäcker den Bäckern
Geht ihr heute zum Bäcker? Are you going to the baker's today?
Genitive wessen? des Bäckers der Bäcker
Frida und die Ehefrau des Bäckers fahren zusammen Rad. Frida and the baker's wife go cycling together.

How the Word Is Built

Bäck root er suffix

-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).

Word family

backendie Bäckereidie Bäckerindas Gebäckder Backofen

In Otti's situations: Otti at the bakery

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