What part of speech is the word broke?

The word "broke" can be a few different parts of speech, depending on how it's used in a sentence:

* Past tense verb: "I broke my arm."

* Adjective: "I'm broke." (meaning having no money)

* Participle: "He walked with a broken leg."

To determine the part of speech, you need to look at the context of the sentence and how the word is being used.