ausbricht

Ausbricht is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb ausbrechen. The verb means to break out, to erupt, or to begin suddenly, and it is a separable-prefix verb, so in main clauses the prefix is placed at the end: er bricht aus, er bricht aus dem Gefängnis aus. The infinitive is ausbrechen, the simple past is brach aus, and the past participle is ausgebrochen. In perfect tense, the auxiliary verb is “sein”: Der Krieg ist ausgebrochen.

The main senses of ausbrechen include breaking out of a location, such as escaping from captivity or a restricted area (Er bricht aus dem Gefängnis aus). It also covers eruptions or sudden onsets, such as a fire or an epidemic breaking out (Ein Feuer bricht aus; Eine Epidemie bricht aus). figurative uses include breaking into laughter or tears (Sie bricht in Gelächter aus; Sie bricht in Tränen aus). In the context of natural events, a volcanic eruption can be described with ausbrechen (Der Vulkan bricht aus).

Grammatically, ausbrechen is a strong, irregular verb with stem changes in some forms. It combines with prepositions or articles depending on the object (aus dem Gefängnis, aus dem Hut, aus Gelächter). The noun form Ausbruch denotes the outbreak, eruption, or onset itself, as in der Ausbruch einer Epidemie. Related verbs include entkommen (to escape from a location) and erupieren as a general sense of bursting forth.