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breken
breken
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbreːkə(n)/
- Rhymes: -eːkən
Etymology
From Middle Dutch breken, from Old Dutch brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.
Verb
breken
- (ergative) to break
Inflection
| Inflection of breken (strong class 4) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | breken | |||
| past singular | brak | |||
| past participle | gebroken | |||
| infinitive | breken | |||
| gerund | breken n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | breek | brak | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | breekt | brak | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | breekt | brak | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | breekt | braakt | ||
| 3rd person singular | breekt | brak | ||
| plural | breken | braken | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | breke | brake | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | breken | braken | ||
| imperative sing. | breek | |||
| imperative plur.1 | breekt | |||
| participles | brekend | gebroken | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
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Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German brēken, from Old Saxon brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-. Cognate to Dutch breken, German brechen, West Frisian brekke, English break, Danish brække.
Verb
breken (third-person singular simple present brickt, past tense brook, past participle braken, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to break
Conjugation
Conjugation of breken (class 4 strong verb)
| infinitive | breken | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | breek | brook |
| 2nd person singular | bricks(t) | brooks(t) |
| 3rd person singular | brick(t) | brook |
| plural | breekt, breeken | broken |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | breek | |
| plural | breekt | |
| participle | present | past |
| breken | (e)braken, gebraken | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Middle English
Verb
breken
- to break
Conjugation
Conjugation of breken
| present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | breke | brekeþ, breken |
| 2nd person | brekest | brekeþ, breken |
| 3rd person | brekeþ | brekeþ, breken |
| subjunctive | breke | breken |
| participle | present | past |
| brekende, brekinge | (y)broken | |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| 1st person | brak(e) | braken |
| 2nd person | brakest | braken |
| 3rd person | brak(e) | braken |
| subjunctive | brake | braken |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| breke, breek | brekeþ |
Descendants
- English: break