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Usages of brotna
Ég set glerið varlega í kassann, svo það brotni ekki.
I put the glass carefully into the box so it doesn’t break.
Glasið brotnar, því það er gamalt.
The glass breaks because it is old.
Krítin brotnaði, en kennarinn hélt samt áfram að skrifa á töfluna.
The chalk broke, but the teacher still continued writing on the board.
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