brocken
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German brocken, from Old High German brocchōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brekan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]brocken (weak, third-person singular present brockt, past tense brockte, past participle gebrockt, auxiliary haben)
- to break (into pieces)
- (Southern Germany, Austria) to pick (e.g. fruit)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | brocken | ||||
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present participle | brockend | ||||
past participle | gebrockt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich brocke | wir brocken | i | ich brocke | wir brocken |
du brockst | ihr brockt | du brockest | ihr brocket | ||
er brockt | sie brocken | er brocke | sie brocken | ||
preterite | ich brockte | wir brockten | ii | ich brockte1 | wir brockten1 |
du brocktest | ihr brocktet | du brocktest1 | ihr brocktet1 | ||
er brockte | sie brockten | er brockte1 | sie brockten1 | ||
imperative | brock (du) brocke (du) |
brockt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “brocken” in Duden online
- “brocken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “brocken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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