Polyglot Dictionary

gebrochen

/ɡəˈbʁɔxn̩/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Meaning

  1. broken

    • Er hat ein gebrochenes Bein.

      He has a broken leg.

Similar words

zerbrochen

zerbrochen means broken into pieces, shattered, like glass; gebrochen means broken in a bent or snapped sense, like a broken bone, also figuratively a broken heart.

kaputt

kaputt is the very common colloquial word for "broken," used for anything not working; gebrochen is more specific, like a broken bone or broken heart, and less colloquial for general "broken."

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