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brauche

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See also: Brauche and Bräuche

English

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Noun

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brauche (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of braucherei

German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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brauche

  1. inflection of brauchen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Central Franconian brauche, from Middle High German brūchen, from Old High German brūhhan,, from Proto-West Germanic *brūkan, from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-.[1]

Cognate with German brauchen and Luxembourgish brauchen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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brauche

  1. (transitive) to need [with accusative]
    Meer brauche noch Millich.We still need milk.
  2. (transitive, intransitive, religion) to bless (to make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify) [with dative]
  3. (auxiliary, chiefly in the negative or) to need [with nore]
    Du brauchst das net macheYou don't need to to that.
    Meer brauche nore moie faare.We only need to go tomorrow.

Conjugation

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Irregular with past tense and conditional mood
infinitive brauche
participle gebrauchd
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
past
indicative
conditional imperative
ich brauche brauchd breichd
du brauchst brauchst breichst brauch
er/sie/es brauchd brauchd breichd
meer brauche brauchde breichde
deer brauchd brauchd breichd brauchd
sie brauche brauchde breichde
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

References

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  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “brauche”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 28

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German brūchen, from Old High German brūhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *brūkan.

Compare German brauchen, Dutch bruiken, English brook.

Verb

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brauche

  1. to need
  2. to use
  3. to stand in need of

Usage notes

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  • Also used as a modal verb to mirror the English construction, "to need to do something."

Conjugation

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