verbreken
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch verbreken. Equivalent to ver- + breken (“to break”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
verbreken
- (transitive) to break, break up physically
- Synonym: kraken
- (transitive) to break, undo figuratively, e.g. a spell
- (transitive) to violate (the terms of a contract)
- (transitive, law) to annul (a court ruling) on procedural grounds
Inflection edit
| Inflection of verbreken (strong class 4, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verbreken | |||
| past singular | verbrak | |||
| past participle | verbroken | |||
| infinitive | verbreken | |||
| gerund | verbreken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verbreek | verbrak | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verbreekt | verbrak | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verbreekt | verbrak | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verbreekt | verbraakt | ||
| 3rd person singular | verbreekt | verbrak | ||
| plural | verbreken | verbraken | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | verbreke | verbrake | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | verbreken | verbraken | ||
| imperative sing. | verbreek | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verbreekt | |||
| participles | verbrekend | verbroken | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Negerhollands: verbreek