How to Say "to snap" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to snap” is “quebrar” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Ten cuidado, no vayas a quebrar el plato de cristal.
Be careful, don't break the glass plate.
La rama se quebró por el peso de la nieve.
The branch snapped under the weight of the snow.
El fuerte viento quebró el mástil del barco.
The strong wind snapped the ship's mast.
The 'E' to 'IE' Change
In many forms, the 'e' in the middle changes to 'ie'. Think of it like this: if you emphasize the middle of the word, it grows an extra 'i'! This happens in the present tense except for 'we' and 'you all' (nosotros/vosotros).
Regularizing the Irregular
Mistake: “Yo quebro el cristal.”
Correction: Yo quiebro el cristal. (The stem must change to 'ie' in the present tense).
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