German · Real conversations
How to say “When was this made?” in German
Ask when a food or product was prepared.
Wann wurde das gemacht?
When was this made?
Point to the product and use the complete example to name it.
Use it in three situations
Checking prepared food
Wann wurde das gemacht?
When was this made?
Asking about bread
Wurde dieses Brot heute gebacken?
Was this bread baked today?
Choosing a fresh product
Wann wurde dieser Käse hergestellt?
When was this cheese made?
What to watch for
Made, grown, baked, and packed may be different questions; choose the one you mean.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine markets and groceries. Say this in German: Was this bread baked today?
Reveal a sample reply
Wurde dieses Brot heute gebacken?
Was this bread baked today?
Build a useful exchange
Buy a quantity and ask about a product.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
