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?

Question

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?

Answer

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.

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both is right: backen buck gebacken
                    backen backte gebacken