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Gebrochen means to be broken or fractured and is more proper.

Kaputt is more idiomatic, and sometimes vulgar, in its meaning of being broken or out of order.

If you wanted to say: It is broken - Es ist gebrochen.

It's busted - Kaputt sein.

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"Gebrochen" typically refers to something that is physically broken, such as a bone or a piece of glass. "Kaputt" is a more general term that can refer to something being broken, damaged, worn out, or not functioning properly.

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