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Uses And differences between broke and broken
What are the differences between broke and broken, and their uses?
“Broke” is a verb, specifically the past tense form of the verb “to break”. It refers to the action of breaking something. So it is correct to say something like “I broke my bicycle.”
“Broken” is an adjective, and refers to the state of an object. Therefore, one can say “My bicycle is broken.”
Sometimes people will use the verb form as an adjective, such as “My bicycle is broke,” but this is actually grammatically incorrect. The only case where “broke” can be used as an adjective is a colloquial use which means “to have no money.” For example:
“My bicycle was expensive to fix, and now I’m broke.”
So, whenever you want to talk about the state of an object, use “broken”. If you want to talk about the action, use “broke”.
“Broke” is a verb, specifically the past tense form of the verb “to break”. It refers to the action of breaking something. So it is correct to say something like “I broke my bicycle.”
“Broken” is an adjective, and refers to the state of an object. Therefore, one can say “My bicycle is broken.”
Sometimes people will use the verb form as an adjective, such as “My bicycle is broke,” but this is actually grammatically incorrect. The only case where “broke” can be used as an adjective is a colloquial use which means “to have no money.” For example:
“My bicycle was expensive to fix, and now I’m broke.”
So, whenever you want to talk about the state of an object, use “broken”. If you want to talk about the action, use “broke”.

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