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Is "backen" a strong verb or weak?
Hello, could you please help me with this..
backen bäckt buk gebacken or
backen backt backte gebackt
which is right? if both, which is more common?
Jun 14, 2012 10:53 AM
Answers · 3
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It used to be strong but nowadays it is more and more used as a weak verb.
In Fairy tales we still find the form "buk", but in modern literature and in daily speech we use "backte" . But the participe II is still "gebacken".
So, sie backte Kuchen, der Kuchen wurde gebacken.
June 14, 2012
both is right: backen buck gebacken
backen backte gebacken
June 16, 2012
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