pastry
das Gebäck, die Gebäcke
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pastry / baked goods
A collective term for various small, usually sweet baked goods made from dough, such as cookies, biscuits, pieces of cake, or puff pastry items.
Zum Kaffee reichte sie eine Platte mit frischem Gebäck.
With coffee, she served a platter of fresh pastries.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Gebäcke |
| genitive | des Gebäckes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Gebäck | die Gebäcke |
| accusative | das Gebäck | die Gebäcke |
| dative | dem Gebäck | den Gebäcken |
| genitive | des Gebäckes des Gebäcks | der Gebäcke |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word consists of the prefix 'Ge-' and the stem of 'backen' (to bake). The prefix 'Ge-' forms a collective term here, as in 'Gebirge' (mountains) or 'Gewitter' (lightning and thunder).
Das ganze Gebäck war selbst gemacht.
All the pastries were homemade.
'Gebäck' (pastry/baked goods) is a collective term and therefore uncountable. It is always used in the singular, even when talking about many pieces. If you want to refer to one individual item, you say 'ein Stück Gebäck' (a piece of pastry).
Ich hätte gern ein Stück Gebäck zum Kaffee.
I would like a piece of pastry with my coffee.
Common adjectives used with 'Gebäck' (pastry/baked goods) are 'frisches Gebäck' (fresh pastries), 'süßes Gebäck' (sweet pastries), or 'herzhaftes Gebäck' (savory pastries). People often eat it 'zum Kaffee' (with coffee) or 'zum Tee' (with tea).
In der Bäckerei duftet es nach frischem Gebäck.
The bakery smells of fresh pastries.
baked good
Both words refer to products made by baking. Gebäck usually means small, often sweet, ready-to-eat pieces or an assortment of them. Backware is the more factual, broader term for baked goods and can also include bread and rolls.
Auf dem Teller lag süßes Gebäck für die Gäste.
There were sweet pastries on the plate for the guests.
Die Bäckerei führte Brot und Brötchen als frische Backwaren.
The bakery sold bread and rolls as fresh baked goods.
