No. 922 in Dutch
bracht
"Bracht" is the past tense of "brengen," meaning "brought."
In a sentence
Hij bracht het boek naar de bibliotheek.
He brought the book to the library.
The verb 'bracht' is the past tense of 'brengen' (to bring), indicating an action in the past where someone carried something to a location.
De regen bracht verkoeling na een hete dag.
The rain brought cooling after a hot day.
Here 'bracht' is used to describe the rain causing the state of coolness, showing causative meaning.
Het nieuws bracht haar tot tranen.
The news brought her to tears.
In this sentence, 'bracht' is illustrating a metaphorical action where the news elicited an emotional response.
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