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/ˈhæpən/
/ˈhæpən/
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olmak, meydana gelmek
To take place, especially without being planned.
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What happened at the meeting this morning?Bu sabahki toplantıda ne oldu?
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The accident happened on a rainy night last winter.Kaza geçen kış yağmurlu bir gecede meydana geldi.
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(başına) gelmek, (-e) olmak
To be the result of an event, especially a bad one, for someone or something.
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I hope nothing bad has happened to her.Umarım başına kötü bir şey gelmemiştir.
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What happened to your car? It has a big dent.Arabana ne oldu? Üzerinde büyük bir göçük var.
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tesadüfen (yapmak), denk gelmek
To do or be something by chance; used as happen to do something.
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I happened to see her at the supermarket yesterday.Dün süpermarkette tesadüfen onu gördüm.
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We happened to be in Paris on the same weekend.Tesadüfen aynı hafta sonu Paris'teydik.
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(acaba: Acaba saati biliyor musunuz?)
Used in polite questions to ask whether something is true, as in 'Do you happen to know…?'.
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Do you happen to know where the post office is?Acaba postanenin nerede olduğunu biliyor musunuz?
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You don't happen to have a pen, do you?Acaba sende kalem var mı?
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(-e) rastlamak, (tesadüfen) bulmak Formal
To find something or meet someone by chance; used with on or upon.
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We happened on a lovely little restaurant near the harbour.Limanın yakınında şirin, küçük bir restorana rastladık.
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She happened upon some old letters while cleaning the attic.Tavan arasını temizlerken bazı eski mektuplara rastladı.
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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