brauche
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]brauche (uncountable)
- Synonym of braucherei
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]brauche
- inflection of brauchen:
Hunsrik
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Central Franconian brauche, from Middle High German brūchen, from Old High German brūhhan,, from Proto-West Germanic *brūkan, from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-.[1]
Cognate with German brauchen and Luxembourgish brauchen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]brauche
- (transitive, with accusative) to need
- Meer brauche noch Millich. ― We still need milk.
- (inransitive or transitive, with dative, religion) to bless (to make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify)
- (auxiliary, chiefly in the negative or with nore) to need
- Du brauchst das net mache ― You don't need to to that.
- Meer brauche nore moie faare. ― We only need to go tomorrow.
Conjugation
[edit]Irregular with past tense and conditional mood | ||||
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infinitive | brauche | |||
participle | gebrauchd | |||
auxiliary | hon | |||
present indicative |
past indicative |
conditional | imperative | |
ich | brauche | brauchd | breichd | — |
du | brauchst | brauchst | breichst | brauch |
er/sie/es | brauchd | brauchd | breichd | — |
meer | brauche | brauchde | breichde | — |
deer | brauchd | brauchd | breichd | brauchd |
sie | brauche | brauchde | breichde | — |
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end. |
References
[edit]- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “brauche”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português[1] (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 28
Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare German brauchen, Dutch bruiken, English brook.
Verb
[edit]brauche
Usage notes
[edit]- Also used as a modal verb to mirror the English construction, "to need to do something."
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of brauche
infinitive | brauche | |
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past participle | hot gebraucht | |
present subjunctive | daet brauche | |
past subjunctive | hett brauche | |
present tense | ||
1st person singular | brauch | |
2nd person singular | brauchscht | |
3rd person singular | braucht | |
1st person plural | brauche | |
2nd person plural | braucht | |
3rd person plural | brauche | |
imperative | brauch |
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