brakować

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German braken + -ować.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /braˈkɔ.vat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: bra‧ko‧wać

Verb

brakować impf

  1. (impersonal, transitive) to lack, to be out of, to be without [+dative = who], [+genitive = what]
    Brakuje nam chleba.We are out of bread.
  2. (impersonal, transitive) to be missing [+dative = who or what], [+genitive = what]
    Maszynie brakuje tej części.The machine is missing this part.

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs

Further reading

  • brakować in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • brakować in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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