[ابو بيشو]

The car could not stop because its brakes were broken.
The car could not stop because its brakes were not working.
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% I turned on the radio but it was broken.
I turned on the radio but it wasn't working.
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broken = physically damaged: 'a broken windscreen'
not working = not functioning properly: 'I can't ring him because his
phone's not working.'