brauchen
to need
- Past (Präteritum)
- brauchte
- Past participle
- gebraucht (haben)
Colloquially modal-like without *zu*: *Du brauchst nicht kommen.* (Standard strictly: *brauchst nicht zu kommen*.) With *kein*: *Du brauchst kein Geld.* Adjective *gebraucht* = second-hand (*gebrauchte Bücher*).
Conjugation
Present
- braucht
- present, singular, third-person
- brauche
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- brauchen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- brauchst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- brauch
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- brauchte
- past
- brauchten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- brauchtest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- brauchtet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- brauchte
- literary, past, subjunctive
- bräuchte
- common, past, subjunctive
- brauche
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- brauchen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- brauchest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- brauchet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- brauchten
- first-person, literary, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- bräuchten
- common, first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- brauchtest
- literary, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- bräuchtest
- common, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- brauchtet
- literary, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- bräuchtet
- common, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gebraucht
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gebraucht
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gebraucht
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gebraucht
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gebraucht
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gebraucht
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gebraucht
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gebraucht
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde brauchen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden brauchen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest brauchen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet brauchen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde brauchen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden brauchen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest brauchen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet brauchen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gebraucht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gebraucht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- brauch
- imperative, second-person, singular
- brauche
- imperative, second-person, singular
- braucht
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gebraucht
- participle, past
- brauchend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- brauchen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gebraucht
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gebraucht
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gebraucht
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gebraucht
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gebraucht
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gebraucht
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gebraucht
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gebraucht
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gebraucht
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- brauchen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde brauchen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden brauchen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst brauchen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet brauchen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird brauchen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gebraucht haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gebraucht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gebraucht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gebraucht haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gebraucht haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gebraucht haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
Prefixed forms (4)
- aufbrauchen (separable)
to use up
Wir haben das Geld aufgebraucht. — We used up the money.
- verbrauchen (inseparable)
to consume
Das Auto verbraucht viel Benzin. — The car uses a lot of petrol.
- gebrauchen (inseparable)
to use
Das kann ich gut gebrauchen. — I can really use that.
- missbrauchen (inseparable)
to abuse / misuse
Er missbrauchte mein Vertrauen. — He abused my trust.