oven
der Ofen, die Öfen
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oven
An appliance with an enclosed chamber that is used with heat for baking, roasting, or cooking food. In a kitchen, it is also called a baking oven.
Schieb die Pizza für zehn Minuten bei 200 Grad in den Ofen.
Put the pizza in the oven at 200 degrees for ten minutes.
stove / heater
A device used to generate heat in order to warm a room, often by burning wood, coal, or gas.
Im Winter machen wir abends immer den Ofen im Wohnzimmer an.
In winter, we always turn on the stove in the living room in the evening.
That's it!
A colloquial expression indicating that one’s patience has run out and a particular situation will no longer be tolerated.
Nachdem er zum dritten Mal die gleiche Lüge erzählt hatte, schrie sie: 'So, jetzt ist der Ofen aber aus!'
After he told the same lie for the third time, she shouted: 'That’s it, now I’ve had enough!'
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Öfen |
| genitive | des Ofens |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Ofen | die Öfen |
| accusative | den Ofen | die Öfen |
| dative | dem Ofen | den Öfen |
| genitive | des Ofens | der Öfen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The meaning of 'Ofen' (oven/stove) depends heavily on context. In the kitchen, it usually means the oven used for cooking (verbs: 'backen' (to bake), 'braten' (to roast/fry)). In the living room, it is a heater (verbs: 'heizen' (to heat), 'anmachen' (to turn on)).
Kannst du bitte den Ofen auf 180 Grad vorheizen?
Could you please preheat the oven to 180 degrees?
When referring to the oven, the preposition is important. Movement is expressed with 'in den Ofen' (into the oven, accusative), while a position is described with 'im Ofen' (in the oven, dative).
Der Kuchen muss für 45 Minuten in den Ofen.
The cake has to go into the oven for 45 minutes.
In connection with baking, the verbs 'vorheizen' (to preheat), 'hineinschieben' (to slide/push in), and 'herausnehmen' (to take out) are often used.
Ich habe die Brötchen gerade frisch aus dem Ofen geholt.
I just took the rolls fresh out of the oven.
When the 'Ofen' (stove/heater) is used to heat a room, typical verbs are 'anmachen' (to turn on), 'ausmachen' (to turn off), or 'heizen' (to heat). With a wood-burning stove, 'Holz nachlegen' (to add more wood) is also used.
Kannst du bitte Holz in den Ofen nachlegen? Das Feuer geht bald aus.
Could you please add more wood to the stove? The fire will go out soon.
The expression 'Jetzt ist der Ofen aus!' is a fixed colloquial idiom. It means that one’s patience has run out or that a situation is finally over.
Nach der dritten Warnung war klar: Jetzt ist der Ofen aus und er muss gehen.
After the third warning, it was clear: that’s it, and he has to leave.
pipe / tube
When talking about baking, both words can refer to the appliance with a hot cooking chamber. „Der Ofen“ is the general term in standard German, while „das Rohr“ in this sense is used mainly in Austria and southern Germany. Outside these regions, „Ofen“ is therefore usually the more appropriate choice.
Ich schiebe den Kuchen in den Ofen.
I put the cake in the oven.
In Österreich schiebe ich den Kuchen ins Rohr.
In Austria, I put the cake in the oven.
