braka
Meaning
crash
In Swedish: gå sönder med ett brak
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att braka | to crash |
|---|---|---|
| Present | brakar | jag brakar |
| Past | brakade | jag brakade |
| Supine | brakat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har brakat | jag har brakat |
| Past perfect | hade brakat | jag hade brakat |
| Future | ska braka | or: kommer att braka |
| Conditional | skulle braka | jag skulle braka |
| Imperative | braka! | a command |
| Present participle | brakande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | brakas |
|---|---|
| Present | brakas |
| Past | brakades |
| Supine | brakats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use brakar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise braka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (braka). Which is the past tense?
braka in a sentence
- julhandeln brakade loss redan i novemberby November, Christmas shopping was already in full swing
- bordet brakade ihopthe table collapsed with a crash
- Huset brakade ihop / brakade sammanThe house came crashing down ("crashed together, " literally)
- Lastbilen brakade in i sidan av husetThe truck crashed into the side of the house
- Vintern har brakat lossWinter has broken out
- Kriget brakade loss i februariThe war broke out in February
- Förhandlingarna har brakat ihopThe negotiations have crashed
Questions
What does braka mean in English?
braka means “crash”.
What is the past tense of braka?
The past tense of braka is brakade (“jag brakade”). The supine is brakat, used in “jag har brakat”.
What is the present tense of braka?
brakar, the same for every person: jag brakar, du brakar, vi brakar.
Similar words
Origin
brak (“crash”) + -a
Nearby common words
braka is number 7,930 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,926oviktig unimportant (not important or noteworthy)
- 7,927ådra to contract (a disease, illness or injury), to incur; to expose oneself to (something harmful)
- 7,928guldgruva gold mine; a mine for gold ore or metal., gold mine; a very profitable economic venture.
- 7,929hara to trot; to move in a way that reminds the movement of a hare
- 7,931vax wax
- 7,932granskning scrutiny, survey
- 7,933småbit small piece, smithereen
- 7,934mordisk murderous
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