quebrarverb
Quebrar means to break, to shatter, to go bankrupt or to fold in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as quebró, quiebra and quebrado.
- to break, to shatter
- to go bankrupt, to fold
Antes doblar que quebrar.
It's better to bend than to break.
¿Quién quebró la ventana?
Who broke the window?
¡Te vas a quebrar el cuello!
You’ll break your neck!
Él se quebró el brazo izquierdo.
He broke his left arm.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| quebró | he, she, it | Preterite |
| quiebra | he, she, it | Present |
| quebrado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| quebraron | they | Preterite |
| quiebran | they | Present |
| quebrando | Gerund | |
| quiebre | I | Present subjunctive |
| quebraba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| quiebren | they | Present subjunctive |
| quebrara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| quebraban | they | Imperfect |