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happen

/ˈhæpən/ /ˈhæpən/
  1. 1
    olmak, meydana gelmek

    To take place, especially without being planned.

    • What happened at the meeting this morning?
      Bu sabahki toplantıda ne oldu?
    • The accident happened on a rainy night last winter.
      Kaza geçen kış yağmurlu bir gecede meydana geldi.
  2. 2
    (başına) gelmek, (-e) olmak

    To be the result of an event, especially a bad one, for someone or something.

    • I hope nothing bad has happened to her.
      Umarım başına kötü bir şey gelmemiştir.
    • What happened to your car? It has a big dent.
      Arabana ne oldu? Üzerinde büyük bir göçük var.
  3. 3
    tesadüfen (yapmak), denk gelmek

    To do or be something by chance; used as happen to do something.

    • I happened to see her at the supermarket yesterday.
      Dün süpermarkette tesadüfen onu gördüm.
    • We happened to be in Paris on the same weekend.
      Tesadüfen aynı hafta sonu Paris'teydik.
  4. 4
    (acaba: Acaba saati biliyor musunuz?)

    Used in polite questions to ask whether something is true, as in 'Do you happen to know…?'.

    • Do you happen to know where the post office is?
      Acaba postanenin nerede olduğunu biliyor musunuz?
    • You don't happen to have a pen, do you?
      Acaba sende kalem var mı?
  5. 5
    (-e) rastlamak, (tesadüfen) bulmak Formal

    To find something or meet someone by chance; used with on or upon.

    • We happened on a lovely little restaurant near the harbour.
      Limanın yakınında şirin, küçük bir restorana rastladık.
    • She happened upon some old letters while cleaning the attic.
      Tavan arasını temizlerken bazı eski mektuplara rastladı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base happen
/ˈhæpən/
Past happened
/ˈhæpənd/
Participle happened
/ˈhæpənd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edhappen → happened

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, /n/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. happened /ˈhæpənd/

Synonyms

Collocations

what happened?happen to someonehappen to do somethingas it happensit (so) happens that…whatever happensthese things happenanything can happenmake it happenhappen againhappen on/upon something

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