noun
bread
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Brot: neuter noun meaning 'bread' as a food (mass noun) and also 'loaf(es)' when countable. Article: das Brot; plural die Brote for loaves. Regular declension with genitive des Brotes and dative dem Brot. No special preposition or reflexivity; common in culinary contexts.
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Nachdem der Bäcker frisches Brot buk, sagte er, dass es am nächsten Tag ausverkauft war.
After the baker baked fresh bread, he said that it would be sold out the next day.
Ich kaufe ein frisches Brot beim Bäcker.
I'm buying a fresh loaf of bread at the baker's.
Brot kaufe ich immer beim Bäcker.
I always buy bread at the bakery.
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Picture a loaf of bread with a slice cut out
rhymes with English 'boat' but with an 'r'—think of a loaf
Remember 'das Brot' — many food items are neuter ('das')
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Uncountable in some uses (a loaf vs general bread). Common in daily vocabulary.