gebrechen
[ɡəˈbʁɛçn̩] verb C2- to lack, to be needed
- for there to be a lack [with dative ‘to someone/something’, along with genitive or an (+ dative) ‘of something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack or need with the dative object as the subject)
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- gebrechen
- Present (er)
- gebricht
- Präteritum (er)
- gebrach
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gebrochen
- Infinitive with zu
- zu gebrechen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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