braka

See also: bräka and bråka

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse braka.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːka

Verb

braka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative brakaði, supine brakað)

1. to creak, to crackle
2. (of snow) to crunch

Conjugation

braka — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að braka
supine (sagnbót)		brakað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		brakandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég braka	við brökum	present (nútíð)	ég braki	við brökum
	þú brakar	þið brakið		þú brakir	þið brakið
	hann, hún, það brakar	þeir, þær, þau braka		hann, hún, það braki	þeir, þær, þau braki
past (þátíð)	ég brakaði	við brökuðum	past (þátíð)	ég brakaði	við brökuðum
	þú brakaðir	þið brökuðuð		þú brakaðir	þið brökuðuð
	hann, hún, það brakaði	þeir, þær, þau brökuðu		hann, hún, það brakaði	þeir, þær, þau brökuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	braka (þú)	brakið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	brakaðu	brakiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Noun

braka

1. indefinite genitive plural of brak

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *braką.

Verb

braka

1. to creak, crack

   brakaði mjǫk í skipinu

Related terms

• brak
• brakan

Descendants

• Icelandic: braka

Swedish

Etymology

brak (“crash”) +‎ -a

Verb

braka (present brakar, preterite brakade, supine brakat, imperative braka)

1. (fairly rare by itself) to make a loud crashing sound like the sound of a large tree falling or a structure collapsing
2. (with a particle specifying a direction) to collapse or collide with something, making such a sound

   Huset brakade ihop / brakade samman

   The house came crashing down ("crashed together," literally)

   Lastbilen brakade in i sidan av huset

   The truck crashed into the side of the house

3. (figuratively, often with loss (“loose”) for a beginning) to break out, to crash (start or end with great intensity)

   Vintern har brakat loss

   Winter has broken out

   Kriget brakade loss i februari

   The war broke out in February

   Förhandlingarna har brakat ihop

   The negotiations have crashed

Conjugation

Conjugation of braka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	braka		—
Supine	brakat		—
Imperative	braka		—
Imper. plural1	braken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	brakar	brakade	—	—
Ind. plural1	braka	brakade	—	—
Subjunctive2	brake	brakade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	brakande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• gå loss

References

• braka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• braka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)