bråka
bråka as a verb
Meaning
kick up a fuss; fight; cause trouble; make a noise
In Swedish: ställa till bråk
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bråka | to kick up a fuss |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bråkar | jag bråkar |
| Past | bråkade | jag bråkade |
| Supine | bråkat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bråkat | jag har bråkat |
| Past perfect | hade bråkat | jag hade bråkat |
| Future | ska bråka | or: kommer att bråka |
| Conditional | skulle bråka | jag skulle bråka |
| Imperative | bråka! | a command |
| Present participle | bråkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bråkad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bråkas |
|---|---|
| Present | bråkas |
| Past | bråkades |
| Supine | bråkats |
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 bråkar. See the four verb groups explained.
bråka as a noun(en bråka)
Meaning
brake
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bråka |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bråkan |
| Plural, indefinite | bråkor |
| Plural, definite | bråkorna |
bråka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bråka, den stora bråkan. Check another noun
Practise bråka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bråka). Which is the past tense?
bråka in a sentence
- Det är väl inget att bråka om!Surely that's not worth squabbling over!
- Vi bråkade om alltWe argued about everything
- Sluta bråka och kom och ät!Stop fighting and come and eat!
Questions
What does bråka mean in English?
bråka means “kick up a fuss, fight”.
Is it en bråka or ett bråka?
It is en bråka, and “the brake” is bråkan.
What is the plural of bråka?
The plural of bråka is bråkor, and the definite plural is bråkorna.
What is the past tense of bråka?
The past tense of bråka is bråkade (“jag bråkade”). The supine is bråkat, used in “jag har bråkat”.
What is the present tense of bråka?
bråkar, the same for every person: jag bråkar, du bråkar, vi bråkar.
Similar words
kivakivasryka ihop
Origin
From Middle Low German brake, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *brekan.
Nearby common words
bråka is number 1,240 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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