onderbreken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch onderbreken, a calque of Latin interrumpere. Reinforced by German unterbrechen and formerly discouraged as a Germanism. By surface analysis, onder (“under”) +‎ breken (“to break”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔn.dərˈbreː.kə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -eːkən

Verb

onderbreken

  1. to interrupt, disrupt, butt in

Conjugation

Conjugation of onderbreken (strong class 4, prefixed)
infinitive onderbreken
past singular onderbrak
past participle onderbroken
infinitive onderbreken
gerund onderbreken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular onderbreek onderbrak
2nd person sing. (jij) onderbreekt, onderbreek2 onderbrak
2nd person sing. (u) onderbreekt onderbrak
2nd person sing. (gij) onderbreekt onderbraakt
3rd person singular onderbreekt onderbrak
plural onderbreken onderbraken
subjunctive sing.1 onderbreke onderbrake
subjunctive plur.1 onderbreken onderbraken
imperative sing. onderbreek
imperative plur.1 onderbreekt
participles onderbrekend onderbroken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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