kaput
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See also: kaputt
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German kaputt, perhaps via Yiddish קאַפּוט (kaput, “lost, dead”). The same word has also been borrowed by many other languages, with approximately the same meaning.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
kaput (not comparable)
- (informal) Out of order; not working; broken.
- My car went kaput.
- His career is kaput.
- Her marriage went kaput.
- 1998, Saving Private Ryan
- German propaganda loudspeaker: (...) The Statue of Liberty is KAPUT.
Captain Miller: "The Statue of Liberty is kaput" – huh, that's disconcerting.
- German propaganda loudspeaker: (...) The Statue of Liberty is KAPUT.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
out of order
Danish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
kaput (neuter kaput, plural and definite singular attributive kaput)
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kaput
- accusative singular of kapu
- Nyisd ki a kaput! ― Open the gate!
Kavalan[edit]
Noun[edit]
kaput
Synonyms[edit]
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kàpūt m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀пӯт)
Declension[edit]
Declension of kaput
See also[edit]
Sundanese[edit]
Verb[edit]
kaput
- to sew
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