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German word for: to be broken, wasted, exhausted etc.
All kind of things can be kaputt, also people.
If something is kaputt it doesn't work anymore.
"I can't go any further. I'm so kaputt"!
"Don't sit on the chair. It's kaputt"!

Two villagers to eatch other after the tornado has left:
"Is your roof also kaputt"?
"I don't know, I couldn't find it yet"!
kaputt by Tescheniz February 22, 2012
Related Words

kaputski 

broken, in pieces, no longer working

Can be used to define objects but also relationships between people.
Kevin and I are kaputski. (Robin in "How I Met Your Mother, S07E05)
kaputski by mosbius_designs March 9, 2012

kaputalism 

The economic crisis is due to kaputalism .
A simple word used for any word that you cannot remember, don't want to say, or simply do not know how to pronounce.
People often just ignore that you said "kaputa" and just pretend that you said the word that makes sense.

Do not confuse with the city, Kaputa, in Zambia.
Say you do not know how the weather really is:

"So how's the weather outside?"

"It's quite kaputa actually."
kaputa by K1NG WALNUT November 15, 2011
from the German word 'kaputt' (broken, in pieces, out of order)
Ich bin zu kaputt (I'm too beat-up)
kaput by ecco June 20, 2005

Die Katze ist Kaputt 

Translates to "the cat is broken". Sometimes used as a greeting to other students that are learning German.
Person #1. Die Katze ist kaputt!
Person #2. Noo! Not die Katze!!
Die Katze ist Kaputt by Anonomono October 30, 2009