brechen
B1to break
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- to break
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brechen in a sentence
Er hat sich beim Skifahren verletzt, sein Bein ist gebrochen.
He was injured while skiing, his leg is broken.
Conjugation of brechen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- brach
- Perfect
- hat gebrochen
Word family
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Where brechen comes from
Erbwort von mittelhochdeutsch brechen zu althochdeutsch brehhan; ebenso wie gotisch 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽, niederländisch breken, englisch break und anderen indogermanischen Sprachen gehört dieses Wort zu *bhreg „brechen, krachen“
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Questions about brechen
How do you conjugate brechen?
Present tense: breche, brichst, bricht, brechen, brecht, brechen. Simple past: brach. Perfect: hat gebrochen.
What does brechen mean in English?
brechen means "to break". For example: "Er hat sich beim Skifahren verletzt, sein Bein ist gebrochen." — "He was injured while skiing, his leg is broken."
What level is brechen in German?
brechen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the breaking & repairing vocabulary.
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