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romper

"romper" means "to break" in Spanish. It is number 1648 on the frequency list, in A2 (verb).

Meaning

to break; to break up, terminate; to begin to do something

IPA

/romˈpeɾ/

Forms in this course

roto, rompió, rompe, rompí

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Está roto.
  It's broken.
  Tatoeba: Shishir / CK
• ¿Cuál está roto?
  Which one is broken?
  Tatoeba: Shishir / ulyssemc1
• Este está roto.
  This one's broken.
  Tatoeba: hayastan / CK

Learned together

In the course, "romper" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• bajar to go down, come down
• servir to serve to be a servant or…
• cantar to sing
• robar to rob
• permitir to allow, permit
• mandar to send
• tirar to drop intentionally
• echar to throw, toss, cast, jettison
• descansar to rest, relax

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