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The bakery is on the corner.
Die Bäckerei ist an der Ecke. The bakery is on the corner.

noun · A1

die Bäckerei

[ˌbɛkəˈʁaɪ̯]

bakery

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Other Examples

  • Frida wartet vor der Bäckerei.

    Frida is waiting outside the bakery.

  • Wir gehen zusammen in die Bäckerei.

    We go to the bakery together.

  • Kennst du eine gute Bäckerei in Friedenau?

    Do you know a good bakery in Friedenau?

Grammar

Plural
die Bäckereien 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? die Bäckerei die Bäckereien
Die Bäckerei ist nur am Vormittag offen. The bakery is only open in the morning.
Accusative wen? was? die Bäckerei die Bäckereien
Eine Hotelkette als Kunden zu gewinnen, wäre für meine kleine Bäckerei ein riesiger Schritt. Winning a hotel chain as a customer would be a huge step for my little bakery.
Dative wem? der Bäckerei den Bäckereien
Wir laufen fünfzig Meter bis zur Bäckerei. We walk fifty metres to the bakery.
Genitive wessen? der Bäckerei der Bäckereien

How the Word Is Built

Bäck root er suffix ei suffix

-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).
-ei
a place or an activity, feminine: die Bäckerei (bakery).

Word family

backender Bäckerdie Bäckerindas Gebäckder Backofen

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