braka

See also: bräka and bråka

Icelandic

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

*braka* – active voice (*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að braka
supine sagnbót		brakað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		brakandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	braka	brakaði	braki	brakaði
	þú	brakar	brakaðir	brakir	brakaðir
	hann, hún, það	brakar	brakaði	braki	brakaði
plural	við	brökum	brökuðum	brökum	brökuðum
	þið	brakið	brökuðuð	brakið	brökuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	braka	brökuðu	braki	brökuðu

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	braka (þú), brakaðu
plural	þið	brakið (þið), brakiði¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

braka

braka

brak (“crash”) +‎ -a

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

(fairly rare by itself) to make a loud crashing sound like the sound of a large tree falling or a structure collapsing
(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
(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