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/romˈpeɾ/

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Translation

to break, to tear

Word origin

From Latin rumpere ('to break, to burst, to tear'). It means 'to break'.

Origin
Latin
Root
rumpere
English cognates
rupture, corrupt, erupt

Grammar

Verb type-er regular

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoromporompírompíaromperérompería
rompesrompisterompíasromperásromperías
él/ella/ud.romperompiórompíaromperárompería
nos.rompemosrompimosrompíamosromperemosromperíamos
vos.rompéisrompisteisrompíaisromperéisromperíais
ellos/uds.rompenrompieronrompíanromperánromperían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoromparompierarompiese
rompasrompierasrompieses
él/ella/ud.romparompierarompiese
nos.rompamosrompiéramosrompiésemos
vos.rompáisrompieraisrompieseis
ellos/uds.rompanrompieranrompiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
rompe
ud.rompa
nosotrosrompamos
vosotrosromped
uds.rompan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
rompiendo
Past participle
rompido

Examples

.

The boy is going to break the window with the ball.

.

I do not want to tear this letter from my father.

.

My brother always breaks his things.

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She broke the kitchen clock.

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We are going to break the silence with a song.

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