Ursprungbrak (“crash”) + -a
- to make a loud crashing sound like the sound of a large tree falling or a structure collapsing
- 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
- figuratively, oftento 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
Formerbrakar(present) · brakade(preterite) · brakat(supine) · braka(imperative) · braka(active, infinitive) · -(infinitive, passive) · brakat(active, supine) · -(passive, supine) · braka(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · braken(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · brakar(active, indicative, present) · brakade(active, indicative, past) · -(indicative, passive, present) · -(indicative, passive, past) · braka(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · brakade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)