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Limburgish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Germanic *twizbrekaną (to break apart, to break in two), equivalent to ter- +‎ brääke (to break).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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terbrääke (third-person singular present terbreckt, preterite terbruek, past participle terbroeke, auxiliary verb han)

  1. (ergative) to break
    Dät terbreckt sie Bein op gem Vuussballveld.
    She breaks her leg on the football field.
  2. (transitive, poetic, literary) to break in two
    Jesus terbruek et Brued, ei Stöck oot hää selv änd et angert goof hää den Bäädeler.
    Jesus broke the bread in two, one piece he hate himself and the other he gave to the beggar.
  3. (transitive) to smash, to shatter; to destroy

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