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Illustration of the A2 German word “brechen”, which translates to “to break”. A colossal hand 'BRECHEN's a mountain range like a twig, causing seismic waves.
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brechen

to break

/ˈbʁɛçn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

brechen, brach, hat gebrochen

ich breche
du brichst
er/sie/es bricht
wir brechen
ihr brecht
sie/Sie brechen

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Examples — brechen in a sentence

Du sollst das nicht brechen.

You shouldn't break that.

Er brach den Rekord.

He broke the record.

How to remember it

To 'BRECHEN' is to BREAK. If it 'BRACH' (breaks) badly, it's broken.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “brennen”, which translates to “to burn”. A fiery dragon BRENNENs down a forest, leaving behind glowing, burnt trees that sing.
brennen

/ˈbʁɛnən/

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to burn

Principal parts

brennen, brannte, hat gebrannt

ich brenne
du brennst
er/sie/es brennt
wir brennen
ihr brennt
sie/Sie brennen

Examples

Das Holz brennt gut.

The wood burns well.

Das Feuer brannte die Nacht durch.

The fire burned through the night.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “bringen”, which translates to “to bring”. A messenger carrying glowing packages through a forest
bringen

/ˈbʁɪŋən/

to bring

Principal parts

bringen, brachte, hat gebracht

ich bringe
du bringst
er/sie/es bringt
wir bringen
ihr bringt
sie/Sie bringen

Examples

Kannst du mir bitte ein Glas Wasser bringen?

Can you please bring me a glass of water?

Ich bringe die Bücher zur Bibliothek.

I bring the books to the library.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “denkbar”, which translates to “conceivable”. A wildly improbable staircase to the moon is being calmly sketched into existence by a floating pencil.
denkbar

/ˈdɛŋkbaːɐ̯/

conceivable

Comparative Forms

Positive denkbar
Komparativ denkbarer
Superlativ am denkbarsten

Examples

Das ist durchaus denkbar.

That is quite conceivable.

Es gibt viele denkbare Lösungen.

There are many conceivable solutions.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “denken”, which translates to “to think”. A person with thoughts flowing as silver clouds
denken

/ˈdɛŋkn̩/

to think

Principal parts

denken, dachte, hat gedacht

ich denke
du denkst
er/sie/es denkt
wir denken
ihr denkt
sie/Sie denken

Examples

Ich denke, das ist eine gute Idee.

I think that is a good idea.

Was denkst du über den Film?

What do you think about the movie?

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Illustration of the B1 German word “dreschen”, which translates to “to thresh”. Close-up of a sturdy badger swinging a big wooden flail down onto a huge golden wheat sheaf, bright grains bursting outward in a shining spray at impact.
dreschen

/ˈdʁɛʃn̩/

to thresh

Principal parts

dreschen, drosch, hat gedroschen

ich dresche
du drischst
er/sie/es drischt
wir dreschen
ihr drescht
sie/Sie dreschen

Examples

Man drescht Getreide.

You thresh grain.

Die Bauern drosch das Korn.

The farmers threshed the corn.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “dringen”, which translates to “to penetrate”. A sunbeam shaped like a tiny ferret tunnels straight through a stone wall, popping out the other side triumphant.
dringen

/ˈdʁɪŋən/

to penetrate

Principal parts

dringen, drang, ist gedrungen

ich dringe
du dringst
er/sie/es dringt
wir dringen
ihr dringt
sie/Sie dringen

Examples

Die Nachricht drang durch.

The news got through.

Der Regen drang in das Haus.

The rain penetrated into the house.

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