aufbrechen

German

Etymology

auf- +‎ brechen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaʊ̯fˌbʁɛçn̩], [ˈʔaʊ̯fˌbʁɛçən]
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  • Hyphenation: auf‧bre‧chen

Verb

aufbrechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present bricht auf, past tense brach auf, past participle aufgebrochen, past subjunctive bräche auf, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive, auxiliary haben) to break open, through
    Die Polizei musste die Tür aufbrechen, um in die Wohnung zu gelangen.
    The police had to break down the door to get into the apartment.
  2. (intransitive, auxiliary sein) to be broken through
    Achtung! Das Eis bricht auf.
    Danger! The ice is breaking.
  3. (intransitive, auxiliary sein) to break camp, to leave, to depart, to head off
    Im September brach die Expedition in die Antarktis auf.
    The Antarctica expedition broke camp in September.
  4. (transitive, hunting, auxiliary haben) to gut
    Synonym: ausweiden

Conjugation

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