My son is currently obsessed with trucks of all kinds, so it’s no surprise that one of his favorite Italian words is “ broken. It is used when something, such as a machine or vehicle, stops working properly.
broken
damaged/defective
broken is the past participle of a verb destroymeaning break in or destroy.
when broken Used as an adjective, it can be translated in a variety of ways, including shattered, Something went wrong, damaged, broken or Defective. Masculine, feminine and plural forms are as follows:
- broken (masculine, singular)
- Fault (masculine, plural)
- shattered (feminine, singular)
- Defective (feminine, plural)
The elevator is broken again!
The elevator is broken again!
A tow truck tows away the broken down car.
A tow truck tows a broken down car.
Interestingly, broken can also be used to describe rotten or spoiled food, essentially synonymous with marcioor a part of the body that is not working properly or is in a state of decay, e.g. rotten teeth (Bad teeth).
Don't eat these apples – they've gone bad.
Don't eat these apples – they're rotten.
In a figurative sense, broken can also mean corruption, polluted or depraved.
now let's take a look broken used as a noun.In this case it might mean damage, break down, faultor fail Depends on what is damaged. For example:
- Electrical system failure = Damage to electrical systems
- engine failure = engine failure/engine failure
It is a masculine noun, the plural is Fault.
way of expression Wrong method break down when talking about vehicles, or at fault When talking about any other type of mechanical instrument.
they collapsed Get to the car while driving on the highway.
Their car broke down while driving on the highway.
broken It also has a metaphorical meaning corruption When used as a noun.
Next, let’s look at some idiomatic expressions Blood (Blood) and broken.the first is become bad (literally “to make one's own blood go bad”) It means “feeling upset or angry about difficult situations”. second, have a problem with someone (literally “having putrid blood with someone”), used when you have a grudge against someone, or have a strong grudge against someone.
Finally, you'll often hear words used in the third person form of the verb destroy with adverb No Saying something won't cause any harm or will be useful, e.g. A little salt doesn't hurt (A little salt won't do any harm). There are also the following expressions:
A little luck never hurts!
A little luck never hurts.
Heather Broster is a graduate with honors in linguistics from the University of Western Ontario. She is an aspiring polyglot, fluent in English and Italian, as well as varying degrees of fluency in Japanese, Welsh and French. Originally from Toronto, Heather has lived in several countries, notably Italy for six years. Her main research areas are language acquisition, education and bilingual teaching.
