No. 1,278 in Dutch
gebroken
Broken.
In a sentence
De vaas is gebroken.
The vase is broken.
Here, 'gebroken' is used as an adjective to describe the state of an object, indicating it has been physically damaged or shattered.
Zij heeft haar belofte gebroken.
She has broken her promise.
In this sentence, 'gebroken' is used as part of the perfect tense of the verb 'breken,' referring metaphorically to violating or not upholding something immaterial, like a promise.
Na de zware training voelde hij zich gebroken.
After the intense training, he felt broken.
Here, 'gebroken' is used metaphorically as an adjective to describe a person's feeling of exhaustion or emotional distress.
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