brauche

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, [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *brūkan, from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-.

Cognate with German brauchen and Luxembourgish brauchen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpraʊ̯xə/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯xə
• Syllabification: brau‧che

Verb

brauche

1. (transitive) to need [with accusative]

   Meer brauche noch Millich. ― We still need milk.

2. (ambitransitive, religion) to bless (to make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify) [with dative]
3. (auxiliary, chiefly in the negative or) to need [with nore]

   Du brauchst das net mache ― You don't need to do 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 present participle is uncommonly used,
but can be made with the suffix -end.

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 (auxiliary hawwe)

infinitive (zu) brauche zu-infinitive past participle gebraucht hawwe progressive am Brauche sei future tense brauche waerde present subjunctive brauche daede past subjunctive gebraucht hedde present tense and simple future tense singular plural 1st person ich brauch mir brauche 2nd person Lancaster du brauchscht dihr braucht Carbon ihr braucht Northampton ihr brauche Lebanon dihr brauche Lehigh nihr brauche York dihr brauchet 3rd person er/sie/es braucht sie brauche imperative brauch! braucht! Subordinate-clause forms present tense and simple future tense singular plural 1st person ass ich brauch ass mir brauche 2nd person Lancaster ass du brauchscht ass dihr braucht Carbon ass ihr braucht Northampton ass ihr brauche Lebanon ass dihr brauche Lehigh ass nihr brauche York ass dihr brauchet 3rd person ass er/sie/es braucht ass sie brauche