brauche

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See also: Brauche and Bräuche

English

Noun

brauche (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of braucherei

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

brauche

  1. inflection of brauchen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Hunsrik

Etymology

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

Verb

brauche

  1. (transitive) to need
    Meer brauche noch Millich. ― We still need milk.
  2. (transitive, intransitive, religion) to bless (to make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify)
  3. (auxiliary, chiefly in the negative or) 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

Irregular with past tense and conditional mood
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

  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “brauche”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 28

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German brūchen, from Old High German brūhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *brūkan.

Compare German brauchen, Dutch bruiken, English brook.

Verb

brauche

  1. to need
  2. to use
  3. to stand in need of

Usage notes

  • Also used as a modal verb to mirror the English construction, "to need to do something."

Conjugation

Conjugation of brauche
infinitive brauche
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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