| Iusence la cerboj paneas. | It’s a sort of blank-minded condition. |
| Ĉu vi povas kontroli, ĉu la telefono paneas? | Can you check if the phone is out of order? |
| Se la hejtilo en la stalo paneas, la lakto bloketforme elvenas. | When the heater in the barn fails, milk-flavoured ice cubes this entails. |
| La lifto paneas hodiaŭ. | The elevator is out of order today. |
| Nia aŭto paneis hieraŭ vespere. | Our car broke down last night. |
| "Kio okazis?" "La aŭto paneis." | "What happened?" "The car broke down." |
| Mia komputilo paneis hieraŭ. | My computer was down yesterday. |
| Mia memoro paneis. | My memory was at fault. |
| Li havis la bonkorecon pruntedoni al mi sian aŭton, kiam la mia paneis. | He had the kindness to lend me his car when mine broke down. |
| Tom timis ke lia aŭto paneus. | Tom was afraid his car would break down. |
