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Bäcker

baker

noun BEK-ker Rare

Origin: from backen (to bake)

Usage Note

Bäcker is the baker, from backen (to bake). The shop is the Bäckerei. Germany's bread culture makes this a prominent everyday trade with early working hours. The feminine is Bäckerin; plural unchanged. Going zum Bäcker means going to the bakery.

Examples

"Der Bäcker steht jeden Morgen um vier Uhr auf."

Natural Translation

The baker gets up at four every morning.

Literal Translation

The baker stands every morning at four o'clock up.

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