brechen
A1#563Hear it
verb
- to break
- to refract
- to vomit
- to fold
- to become broken; to break; to fracture
Forms
Present
| I | breche |
|---|---|
| you | brichst |
| he, she, it | bricht |
| we | brechen |
| you (plural) | brecht |
| they | brechen |
Preterite
| I | brach |
|---|---|
| you | brachst |
| he, she, it | brach |
| we | brachen |
| you (plural) | bracht |
| they | brachen |
Subjunctive I
| I | breche |
|---|---|
| you | brechest |
| he, she, it | breche |
| we | brechen |
| you (plural) | brechet |
| they | brechen |
Subjunctive II
| I | bräche |
|---|---|
| you | brächest / brächst |
| he, she, it | bräche |
| we | brächen |
| you (plural) | brächet / brächt |
| they | brächen |
Imperative
| you | brich |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | brecht |
Other forms
| infinitive | brechen |
|---|---|
| past participle | gebrochen |
| present participle | brechend |
Used in the library
- Sieh dir das an! Das Glas ist gebrochen.Look at that! The glass is broken.A1Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (A1)
- Das Glas ist zerbrochen, er hat es gebrochen.The glass is broken — he broke it.A1Tun und Bewegen — Doing and moving (A1)
- „Ich glaube, an der Tür. Er hat sie mit der Hand gebrochen.""I think on the door. He broke it with his hand."A1Der Dieb im Zug — The thief on the train (A1)
- Kurz nach Mitternacht sind in Hamburg die Deiche gebrochen.Shortly after midnight the dikes in Hamburg broke.A2Die Sturmflut von 1962 — The Storm Flood of 1962