No. 5,752 in German
brauch
Custom or tradition.
In a sentence
Ich brauche Hilfe bei den Hausaufgaben.
I need help with the homework.
Here, 'brauch(e)' is used in the first-person singular present tense form of the verb 'brauchen', meaning 'to need'. It expresses a necessity.
Er braucht ein neues Auto, weil das alte kaputt ist.
He needs a new car because the old one is broken.
In this sentence, 'braucht' is used in the third-person singular present tense form, indicating necessity for someone else.
Dieses Argument braucht keine weiteren Erklärungen.
This argument does not need any further explanations.
The verb 'brauchen' is used to convey that the argument is sufficient or complete, not requiring additional details.
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