broke

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: brōk, IPA: /brəʊk/, SAMPA: /br@Uk/
• (US) enPR: brōk, IPA: /broʊk/, SAMPA: /broUk/

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Verb

Plain form break

Third person singular breaks

Simple past broke

Past participle broken

Present participle breaking

1. The past tense of break. <> karya.

Adjective

Positive broke

Comparative more broke

Superlative most broke

1. (informal) If you're broke, you don't have money. <> talaka, mara kuɗi.

   Sorry, I can't do anything this weekend, I'm broke.

   I'm not lending you any more money. You're always broke and you never pay me back.

2. (informal) broken. <> a karye.