gå sönder

Swedish

Verb

gå sönder (present går sönder, preterite gick sönder, supine gått sönder, imperative gå sönder)

1. break (intransitive: end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled)

   Han kastade tallriken på golvet och den gick sönder.

   He threw the plate on the ground and it broke.

2. break; cease functioning