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hammer

/ˈhæmər/ /ˈhæmə/
  1. 1
    çekiçle vurmak, (çivi) çakmak

    To hit something repeatedly with a hammer or similar object.

    • He will hammer the nail into the wood.
      Çiviyi tahtaya çakacak.
    • Our neighbour was hammering loudly all morning.
      Komşumuz bütün sabah gürültüyle çekiç vurdu.
  2. 2
    (metali) dövmek

    To shape metal by hitting it repeatedly.

    • The blacksmith hammered the hot metal.
      Demirci sıcak metali dövdü.
    • The silver was hammered into thin sheets.
      Gümüş dövülerek ince levhalar hâline getirildi.
  3. 3
    yumruklamak, (kapıya) art arda vurmak

    To hit something hard many times, often with your fist.

    • Someone was hammering on the door at midnight.
      Gece yarısı biri kapıyı yumrukluyordu.
    • Rain hammered against the windows all night.
      Yağmur bütün gece pencerelere vurup durdu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base hammer
/ˈhæmər/
Past hammered
/ˈhæmərd/
Participle hammered
/ˈhæmərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edhammer → hammered

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, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. hammered /ˈhæmərd/

Synonyms

Collocations

hammer a nail intohammer on the doorhammer away athammer out an agreement

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