bryde sammen

Danish

Etymology

From bryde (“to break”) +‎ sammen (“together”), calque of German zusammenbrechen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bryːðə samˀən/, [b̥ʁyðð̩ ˈsɑmˀm̩]

Verb

bryde sammen (past tense brød sammen, past participle brudt sammen)

1. to collapse
2. to break down

Conjugation

Inflection of bryde sammen

	present	past
simple	bryder sammen	brød sammen
perfect	er brudt sammen	var brudt sammen
passive	—	—
participle	brydende sammen	brudt sammen
imperative	bryd sammen	—
infinitive	bryde sammen	—
auxiliary verb	være	—
gerund	bryden sammen	—

Derived terms

• sammenbrud

References

• “bryde sammen” in Den Danske Ordbog