romper
/romˈpeɾ/ verb A2- to break · romper el hechizo break the spell· se me ha roto el móvil my mobile phone broke
- to break up, terminate (a relationship, friendship etc.) · Mariana rompió con ella. Mariana broke up with her.· Mariana y Catalina rompieron. Mariana and Catalina broke up.
- to begin to do something; to break into · romper a conducir to start driving
- to rupture
- to do something well
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- romper
- Gerund
- rompiendo
- Past participle
- roto
- Present (yo)
- rompo
- Preterite (yo)
- rompí
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
From the library
Sol que las nubes rompe
Y que al romper se coronan
¡Tenías que romperte ó que arrancarme!...
Allí, los lazos terrenales rotos,
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