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chitchat

/ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt/ /ˈtʃɪtʃæt/
verb Regular verbchitchat chitchatted
Informal
  1. 1 havadan sudan konuşmak
  2. 2 sohbet etmek

Definition (English)

  1. To engage in light, informal conversation about unimportant matters.
  2. To chat in a friendly and relaxed way.

Example Sentences

  1. We chitchatted for a while.
    Bir süre havadan sudan konuştuk.
  2. They love to chitchat over coffee.
    Kahve içerken sohbet etmeyi çok severler.

Verb Forms Regular

Base chitchat
/ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt/
Past chitchatted
/ˈtʃɪtˌtʃætɪd/
Participle chitchatted
/ˈtʃɪtˌtʃætɪd/
Spelling rule

Double the last consonant + ‑edchitchat → chitchatted

Fiil tek bir sesli + tek bir sessiz harfle bitiyor ve vurgu son hecede olduğu için son sessiz harf ikilenir, sonra -ed eklenir.

Same rule: stop → stopped · plan → planned · drop → dropped

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

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. chitchatted /ˈtʃɪtˌtʃætɪd/

Synonyms

chattalkconversegabchattershoot the breezesmall talk

Antonyms

silencequietserious talklecturespeech

Collocations

have a chitchatengage in chitchatchitchat aboutfriendly chitchatlight chitchatcasual chitchat

Related Words

conversationdiscussioncommunicationfriendshipsocializinginteraction

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