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Conjugate breken

Every form of the Dutch verb breken — present, past and perfect — with the participle and auxiliary.

breken

— to break
irregularauxiliary: zijnparticiple: gebroken
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikbreekbrakben gebroken
jij / jebreektbrakbent gebroken
hij / zij / hetbreektbrakis gebroken
wij / webrekenbrakenzijn gebroken
julliebrekenbrakenzijn gebroken
zij (mv)brekenbrakenzijn gebroken

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): breek!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "breken"?

The simple past of breken is "brak" (singular) and "braken" (plural). The past participle is "gebroken", used with the auxiliary zijn in the perfect tense.

Is "breken" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

breken is an irregular (strong) verb — its past and participle change the vowel, so they are memorised.

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