abbrechen

B2#4,731

Hear it

verb

to break offremove by breaking
to be broken off
to terminate, to end, to stopespecially suddenly or unexpectedly
to pull downdemolish
to discardthrow away

Forms

Present

I	breche ab
you	brichst ab
he, she, it	bricht ab
we	brechen ab
you (plural)	brecht ab
they	brechen ab

Preterite

I	brach ab
you	brachst ab
he, she, it	brach ab
we	brachen ab
you (plural)	bracht ab
they	brachen ab

Subjunctive I

I	breche ab
you	brechest ab
he, she, it	breche ab
we	brechen ab
you (plural)	brechet ab
they	brechen ab

Subjunctive II

I	bräche ab
you	brächest ab / brächst ab
he, she, it	bräche ab
we	brächen ab
you (plural)	brächet ab / brächt ab
they	brächen ab

Imperative

you	brich ab
you (plural)	brecht ab

Other forms

infinitive	abbrechen
past participle	abgebrochen
present participle	abbrechend

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Wegen des Sturms muss die Suche abgebrochen werden.Because of the storm the search has to be called off.B2Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (B2)
Weil das Eis am Rand des Gletschers instabil war, musste der Aufstieg abgebrochen werden.Because the ice at the edge of the glacier was unstable, the ascent had to be called off.B2Noch einmal, bitte (12) — Once more, please (12) (B2)
Mitten in der Lesung bricht ihr Bleistift ab, und ihr Nachbar leiht ihr einen Kugelschreiber.In the middle of the reading her pencil breaks, and her neighbour lends her a pen.B2Noch einmal, bitte (13) — Once more, please (13) (B2)
Ein Journalist fragt nach dem Defizit von Millionen, daraufhin bricht der Direktor das Interview ab.A journalist asks about the deficit of millions, whereupon the director breaks off the interview.B2Noch einmal, bitte (34) — Once more, please (34) (B2)

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