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Jamaican Patois · Verbs and actions

Bruk

To break; broke (no money)

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What “Bruk” means

Bruk is the Patois form of "break" and "broken". It also means "broke", as in having no money. The verb form never changes for tense, so "bruk" covers break, broke and broken.

Examples

A im bruk di cup

It was him who broke the cup

Mi bruk

I'm broke (I don't have any money)

How to use it

Neutral and everyday. "Mi bruk" is the standard way to say you have no money.