The idea
Use die Bäckerei for the nominative singular, die Bäckerei for the accusative, der Bäckerei for the dative, and der Bäckerei for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Bäckereien.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Bäckerei | die Bäckereien |
| Akkusativ | die Bäckerei | die Bäckereien |
| Dativ | der Bäckerei | den Bäckereien |
| Genitiv | der Bäckerei | der Bäckereien |
Meaning and useful combinations
The suffix ei commonly forms feminine nouns. Bäckereien adds en after the full singular form.
Useful combinations: in der Bäckerei; eine Bäckerei eröffnen; die Dorfbäckerei. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
das Bäckereidie BäckereiThis check asks for the nominative singular: die Bäckerei. In the meaning taught here, Bäckerei is feminine. The nominative plural is die Bäckereien. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Die Bäckerei am Kanal öffnet sehr früh.The bakery by the canal opens very early.
- Ich suche eine Bäckerei mit Sitzplätzen.I am looking for a bakery with seating.
- In der Bäckerei warten schon mehrere Personen.Several people are already waiting in the bakery.
- Der Eingang der Bäckerei liegt auf der Hofseite.The bakery's entrance is on the courtyard side.
- Die Bäckereien im Ort haben verschiedene Ruhetage.The bakeries in the town close on different days.
- Bei diesen Bäckereien kann man größere Mengen vorbestellen.You can preorder larger quantities at these bakeries.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is die Bäckerei — die Bäckereien. The suffix ei commonly forms feminine nouns. Bäckereien adds en after the full singular form.
Try it yourself
___ Bäckerei (der / die / das)
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die
die: Bäckerei is feminine.
Plural: die Bäckerei → die ___
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Bäckereien
Bäckereien: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Bäckerei (dem / der)
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der
der: mit takes the dative, giving mit der Bäckerei.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Bäckerei (der / die / das)
Plural: die Bäckerei → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Bäckerei (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Bäckerei and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.