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boil

/bɔɪl/ /bɔɪl/
  1. 1
    kaynamak

    Of a liquid: to get hot enough to bubble and turn into steam.

    • The water is boiling.
      Su kaynıyor.
    • Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.
      Su, deniz seviyesinde 100 santigrat derecede kaynar.
  2. 2
    kaynatmak

    To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns into steam.

    • I need to boil some water for coffee.
      Kahve için biraz su kaynatmam gerekiyor.
    • Boil the soup for five minutes, then turn down the heat.
      Çorbayı beş dakika kaynatın, sonra ateşi kısın.
  3. 3
    haşlamak

    To cook food in boiling water.

    • Boil the eggs for about eight minutes.
      Yumurtaları yaklaşık sekiz dakika haşlayın.
    • She boiled some potatoes for dinner.
      Akşam yemeği için biraz patates haşladı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base boil
/bɔɪl/
Past boiled
/bɔɪld/
Participle boiled
/bɔɪld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edboil → boiled

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. boiled /bɔɪld/

Collocations

boil waterboil eggsboil milkboil for minutesboil rapidlyboil over

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