bryta
Meaning
break
In Swedish: komma i konflikt med (lagar etc), inte uppfylla, kränka
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bryta | to break |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bryter | jag bryter |
| Past | bröt | jag bröt |
| Supine | brutit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har brutit | jag har brutit |
| Past perfect | hade brutit | jag hade brutit |
| Future | ska bryta | or: kommer att bryta |
| Conditional | skulle bryta | jag skulle bryta |
| Imperative | bryt! | a command |
| Present participle | brytande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bruten | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | brytas |
|---|---|
| Present | bryts |
| Past | bröts |
| Supine | brutits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use bryter. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bryta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bryta). Which is the past tense?
bryta in a sentence
- bryta ett löftebreak a promise
- bryta mot lagenbreak the law
- bryta en färgbreak a colour
- bryta på norskaspeak with a Norwegian accent
- bryta en tävlingabandon a race
- bryta strömmenswitch off the current
- bryta med sin frubreak with one's wife
- brytas ner av svårigheterbe broken down by problems
Expressions
- tala med bruten röstspeak with a tremulous ("weak and trembling") voice
Questions
What does bryta mean in English?
bryta means “break”.
What is the past tense of bryta?
The past tense of bryta is bröt (“jag bröt”). The supine is brutit, used in “jag har brutit”.
What is the present tense of bryta?
bryter, the same for every person: jag bryter, du bryter, vi bryter.
Similar words
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Origin
From Old Swedish brȳta, from Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-.
Nearby common words
bryta is number 806 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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