"breken" meaning in Dutch

See breken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbreːkə(n)/ Audio: Nl-breken.ogg
Rhymes: -eːkən Etymology: From Middle Dutch brēken, from Old Dutch *brecan, from Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-. Etymology templates: {{root|nl|ine-pro|*bʰreg-}}, {{inh|nl|dum|brēken}} Middle Dutch brēken, {{inh|nl|odt|*brecan}} Old Dutch *brecan, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*brekan}} Proto-West Germanic *brekan, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*brekaną}} Proto-Germanic *brekaną, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*bʰreg-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Head templates: {{nl-verb}} breken Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-st|breek|brak|broken|breke|brake|braakt|class=4|trans=erg}} Forms: strong [table-tags], breken [infinitive], breken [gerund, neuter], breek [first-person, present, singular], brak [first-person, past, singular], breekt [present, second-person, singular], breek [present, second-person, singular], brak [past, second-person, singular], breekt [formal, present, second-person, singular], brak [formal, past, second-person, singular], breekt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], breekt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], braakt [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], braakt [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], breekt [present, singular, third-person], brak [past, singular, third-person], breken [plural, present], braken [past, plural], breke [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], brake [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], breken [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], braken [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], breek [imperative, present, singular], breekt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], brekend [participle, present], gebroken [participle, past]
  1. (ergative) to break Tags: ergative Related terms: braak, breuk, brok, gebrek, inbraak
    Sense id: en-breken-nl-verb-uvkE5ojw Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Derived forms: breekbaar, beenbreek, breekal, breekijzer, breekpunt, breekvasten, brekebeen, breking, echtbreker, hersenbreker, ijsbreker, lichtbreking, schokbreker, steenbreek, de hel breekt los, nou breekt mijn klomp, aanbreken, afbreken, binnenbreken, doorbreken, een lans breken, gebreken, heenbreken, het ijs breken, inbreken, kapotbreken, losbreken, onderbreken, ontbreken, opbreken, openbreken, overbreken, stukbreken, terugbreken, uitbreken, verbreken, voorbreken, voortbreken, wegbreken

Inflected forms

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          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: breek",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: breek"
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "past",
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        "subjunctive"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "plural",
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    },
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      "form": "brekend",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gebroken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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        "trans": "erg"
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  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
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        {
          "word": "breekbaar"
        },
        {
          "word": "beenbreek"
        },
        {
          "word": "breekal"
        },
        {
          "word": "breekijzer"
        },
        {
          "word": "breekpunt"
        },
        {
          "word": "breekvasten"
        },
        {
          "word": "brekebeen"
        },
        {
          "word": "breking"
        },
        {
          "word": "echtbreker"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersenbreker"
        },
        {
          "word": "ijsbreker"
        },
        {
          "word": "lichtbreking"
        },
        {
          "word": "schokbreker"
        },
        {
          "word": "steenbreek"
        },
        {
          "word": "de hel breekt los"
        },
        {
          "word": "nou breekt mijn klomp"
        },
        {
          "word": "aanbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "afbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "binnenbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "doorbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "een lans breken"
        },
        {
          "word": "gebreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "heenbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "het ijs breken"
        },
        {
          "word": "inbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "kapotbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "losbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "onderbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "ontbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "opbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "openbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "overbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "stukbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "terugbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "uitbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "verbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "voorbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "voortbreken"
        },
        {
          "word": "wegbreken"
        }
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        "to break"
      ],
      "id": "en-breken-nl-verb-uvkE5ojw",
      "links": [
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ergative) to break"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "braak"
        },
        {
          "word": "breuk"
        },
        {
          "word": "brok"
        },
        {
          "word": "gebrek"
        },
        {
          "word": "inbraak"
        }
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        "ergative"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈbreːkə(n)/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːkən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "breken"
}
{
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      "word": "breekbaar"
    },
    {
      "word": "beenbreek"
    },
    {
      "word": "breekal"
    },
    {
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    {
      "word": "breekpunt"
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    {
      "word": "breekvasten"
    },
    {
      "word": "brekebeen"
    },
    {
      "word": "breking"
    },
    {
      "word": "echtbreker"
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "word": "lichtbreking"
    },
    {
      "word": "schokbreker"
    },
    {
      "word": "steenbreek"
    },
    {
      "word": "de hel breekt los"
    },
    {
      "word": "nou breekt mijn klomp"
    },
    {
      "word": "aanbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "afbreken"
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    {
      "word": "binnenbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "doorbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "een lans breken"
    },
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      "word": "gebreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "heenbreken"
    },
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      "word": "het ijs breken"
    },
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    {
      "word": "kapotbreken"
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    {
      "word": "losbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "onderbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "ontbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "opbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "openbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "overbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "stukbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "terugbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "uitbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "verbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "voorbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "voortbreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "wegbreken"
    }
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    {
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
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    },
    {
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "breken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "braken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "archaic",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "archaic",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breek",
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        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breekt",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brekend",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gebroken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "breken",
      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
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    "bre‧ken"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "breek",
        "2": "brak",
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        "4": "breke",
        "5": "brake",
        "6": "braakt",
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        "trans": "erg"
      },
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  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "braak"
    },
    {
      "word": "breuk"
    },
    {
      "word": "brok"
    },
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      "word": "gebrek"
    },
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      "word": "inbraak"
    }
  ],
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        "Dutch class 4 strong verbs",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch ergative verbs",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Dutch terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰreg-",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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        "Pages with 4 entries",
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        "Rhymes:Dutch/eːkən",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/eːkən/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to break"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ergative) to break"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ergative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbreːkə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-breken.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Nl-breken.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːkən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "breken"
}

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