brechen

to break

Typical usage

Native-style examples with “brechen”.

  1. "Er hat sich den Arm gebrochen."

  2. "Eines Nachts ist mein Bett gebrochen."

Quick answers

What does “brechen” mean in English?

“brechen” means “to break”.

How do you use “brechen” in a sentence?

For example: „Er hat sich den Arm gebrochen.“ or „Eines Nachts ist mein Bett gebrochen.“

How do you say “break” in German?

In German, “break” is “brechen”.

Which German words are related to “brechen”?

Related words: unterbrechen.

Word family

unterbrechen to interrupt

More German words

Mir schien seem to me sprach von oben herab to speak condescendingly geirrt to be mistaken ließ past tense of 'lassen' (to let, allow) beseitigen to remove, to eliminate Missstände grievances, abuses verbreitet widespread / common Vorgehen procedure, approach

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