broken
/ˈbrəʊkən/adjective
उच्चारण ब्रोकन
टूटा हुआ, खराब, जो काम न करे
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that has been damaged or injured; no longer whole or working
टूटा हुआ, खराब, जो काम न करे
- a broken window
- The lift is broken again.
- a broken leg
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- The broken chair had been left in the corridor.
- The cup fell and lay broken on the floor.
- He walked home with a broken arm.
Synonyms damaged smashed out of order
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(of a promise, an agreement or a law) not kept or obeyed
(वादा, समझौता, कानून) तोड़ा गया, भंग
- a trail of broken promises
- Voters were tired of broken promises.
- Nobody trusted him after so many broken promises.
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- A broken agreement led to the strike.
- The villagers were angry about the broken pledge.
Synonyms violated breached unkept
Opposite kept honoured
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(of a person) made weak and unhappy by suffering
टूटा हुआ, निराश और हताश (व्यक्ति)
- He was a broken man after the death of his son.
- Grief left her a broken woman.
- She sat in silence, a broken woman after the loss.
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- The defeat left the coach broken in spirit.
- He returned from the war a broken man.
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not continuous; interrupted
रुक-रुककर, खंडित, टूटा-फूटा
- a broken night's sleep
- He speaks broken English.
- She gave a broken answer, full of pauses.
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- A broken line marked the edge of the road.
- The tourist spoke broken Hindi but could be understood.
Synonyms interrupted disturbed halting
Opposite unbroken continuous fluent
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(of a marriage or a family) ended or split up
(परिवार, विवाह) बिखरा हुआ, टूटा हुआ
- children from broken homes
- The charity helps children from broken families.
- He grew up in a broken family, but he studied hard.
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- Many students from broken homes need extra support.
- She remembered a broken home and a lonely childhood.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
broken + noun
Used before a noun for something damaged, interrupted or ended: a broken window, a broken promise, broken sleep, a broken home.
संज्ञा से पहले 'broken' क्षतिग्रस्त, बाधित या समाप्त हुई वस्तु बताता है: a broken window, a broken promise, broken sleep, a broken home।
- The broken chair was left outside the classroom.
- Radhika never forgot her father's broken promise.
be + broken
After the verb be, broken describes the present state of something that no longer works or is whole. It is an adjective here, not a passive.
क्रिया 'be' के बाद 'broken' किसी वस्तु की वर्तमान स्थिति बताता है जो अब काम नहीं करती या पूरी नहीं है। यहाँ यह adjective है, passive नहीं।
- The lift is broken again, so we climbed to the fifth floor.
broken English / broken Hindi
A language described as broken is spoken with many mistakes and pauses, usually by a learner or a foreigner.
किसी भाषा को 'broken' कहने का अर्थ है कि वह बहुत गलतियों और रुकावटों के साथ बोली जाती है, प्रायः सीखने वाले या विदेशी द्वारा।
- The tourist asked for directions in broken Hindi.
broken as the past participle of break
Broken is also the third form of break. It is used after have/has/had and in the passive.
'Broken', 'break' का तीसरा रूप (past participle) भी है। इसका प्रयोग have/has/had के बाद और passive में होता है।
- Someone has broken the lock of the almirah.
- The record was broken by a young sprinter from Haryana.
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broken + noun (damaged things)
glasswindowbonelegwatchchain
- The doctor said he had a broken bone in his wrist.
broken + noun (abstract)
promiseheartdreamsilencerecordtrust
- A broken promise can end even an old friendship.
broken + family and society
homemarriagefamilyrelationship
- Children from a broken home need extra support at school.
adverb + broken
badlycompletelyhopelesslyslightlytotally
- The old bridge was badly broken after the floods.
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- My phone fell from the table and the screen is broken.
मेरा फ़ोन मेज़ से गिर गया और उसकी screen टूट गई है।
- Broken sleep before an exam can lower your concentration.
परीक्षा से पहले बार-बार टूटती नींद आपकी एकाग्रता घटा सकती है।
- She spoke in a broken voice when she heard the sad news.
वह दुखद समाचार सुनकर टूटी हुई आवाज़ में बोली।
- The government promised to repair the broken road before the monsoon.
सरकार ने मानसून से पहले टूटी सड़क की मरम्मत का वादा किया।
- The long run of wins was broken by a surprise defeat in Chennai.
जीत का लंबा सिलसिला चेन्नई में एक अप्रत्याशित हार से टूट गया।
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✗ The glass was breaked by the maid.
✓ The glass was broken by the maid.
Break is irregular: break, broke, broken. The passive needs the third form, and breaked does not exist.
'Break' अनियमित क्रिया है: break, broke, broken। Passive में तीसरा रूप आता है, और 'breaked' जैसा कोई रूप नहीं होता।
✗ Yesterday he has broken his leg.
✓ Yesterday he broke his leg.
With a definite past time such as yesterday, use the simple past (broke), not the present perfect.
'Yesterday' जैसे निश्चित भूतकाल के समय के साथ simple past (broke) आता है, present perfect नहीं।
✗ The rope was broke when we pulled it.
✓ The rope was broken when we pulled it.
Broke is the past tense; after was/were you need the participle or adjective broken.
'Broke' past tense है; was/were के बाद participle या adjective 'broken' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Break, broke, broken (never 'breaked' or 'broked'); broken is also the adjective.
Irregular verb बहुत पूछा जाता है: break, broke, broken ('breaked' या 'broked' कभी नहीं); broken adjective भी है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Broken English, a broken home, broken promises, a broken heart.
Collocations: broken English (टूटी-फूटी अंग्रेज़ी), a broken home (बिखरा हुआ परिवार), broken promises (टूटे हुए वादे), a broken heart (टूटा हुआ दिल)।