abbrechen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German abebrechen, from Old High German ababrehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *ababrekan. Equivalent to ab- + brechen. Cognate with Dutch afbreken (“to demolish, to decompose”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editabbrechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present bricht ab, past tense brach ab, past participle abgebrochen, past subjunctive bräche ab, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (transitive) to break off (remove by breaking) [auxiliary haben]
- Der Sturm brach die Spitzen und Äste vieler Bäume ab.
- The storm broke off the tops and branches of many trees.
- (intransitive) to be broken off [auxiliary sein]
- Der Tassengriff bricht ab.
- The cup handle is breaking off.
- (transitive) to terminate, to end, to stop (especially suddenly or unexpectedly) [auxiliary haben]
- Der Athlet musste das Training wegen einer Verletzung abbrechen.
- The athlete had to stop training because of an injury.
- (transitive) to pull down (demolish) [auxiliary haben]
- die Brücken hinter sich abbrechen ― to burn your bridges behind you
- to discard (throw away)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | abbrechen | ||||
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present participle | abbrechend | ||||
past participle | abgebrochen | ||||
zu-infinitive | abzubrechen | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich breche ab | wir brechen ab | i | ich breche ab | wir brechen ab |
du brichst ab | ihr brecht ab | du brechest ab | ihr brechet ab | ||
er bricht ab | sie brechen ab | er breche ab | sie brechen ab | ||
preterite | ich brach ab | wir brachen ab | ii | ich bräche ab1 | wir brächen ab1 |
du brachst ab | ihr bracht ab | du brächest ab1 du brächst ab1 |
ihr brächet ab1 ihr brächt ab1 | ||
er brach ab | sie brachen ab | er bräche ab1 | sie brächen ab1 | ||
imperative | brich ab (du) | brecht ab (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
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present | dass ich abbreche | dass wir abbrechen | i | dass ich abbreche | dass wir abbrechen |
dass du abbrichst | dass ihr abbrecht | dass du abbrechest | dass ihr abbrechet | ||
dass er abbricht | dass sie abbrechen | dass er abbreche | dass sie abbrechen | ||
preterite | dass ich abbrach | dass wir abbrachen | ii | dass ich abbräche1 | dass wir abbrächen1 |
dass du abbrachst | dass ihr abbracht | dass du abbrächest1 dass du abbrächst1 |
dass ihr abbrächet1 dass ihr abbrächt1 | ||
dass er abbrach | dass sie abbrachen | dass er abbräche1 | dass sie abbrächen1 |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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