afbreken

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Translation

to break down

Pronunciation: AHF-bray-kən

Example

Ze moesten het oude gebouw afbreken.

They had to demolish the old building.

Past tense

brekte / brekten

Past participle

hebbengeafbrekt

Imperative

brek

Conditional

zou afbreken

Future

zal afbreken

Separable verb