brauche

See also: Brauche and Bräuche

English

Noun

brauche (uncountable)

1. Synonym of braucherei

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

brauche

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

Hunsrik

Etymology

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

Cognate with German brauchen and Luxembourgish brauchen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpraʊ̯xə/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯xə
• Hyphenation: brau‧che

Verb

brauche

1. (transitive) to need [with accusative]

   Meer brauche noch Millich. ― We still need milk.

2. (ambitransitive, 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 mache ― You don't need to to that.

   Meer brauche nore moie faare. ― We only need to go tomorrow.

Conjugation

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 present participle is uncommonly used,
but can be made with the suffix -end.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

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

Compare German brauchen, Dutch bruiken, English brook.

Verb

brauche

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

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of brauche

infinitive	brauche
past participle	hot gebraucht
present subjunctive	daet brauche
past subjunctive	hett brauche
	present tense
1st person singular	brauch
2nd person singular	brauchscht
3rd person singular	braucht
1st person plural	brauche
2nd person plural	braucht
3rd person plural	brauche
imperative	brauch