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malfunction

/mælˈfʌŋkʃən/ /ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃən/
verbnoun Regular verbmalfunction malfunctioned
General
  1. 1 arıza yapmak, arızalanmak

Definition (English)

To fail to work correctly.

Example Sentences

  1. The printer began to malfunction after only a few months.
    Yazıcı sadece birkaç ay sonra arıza yapmaya başladı.
  2. If the alarm system malfunctions, call the technician immediately.
    Alarm sistemi arızalanırsa, derhal teknisyeni arayın.
GeneralTechnology
  1. 1 arıza, işlev bozukluğu countable or uncountable

Definition (English)

A fault in the way a machine or system works.

Example Sentences

  1. A technical malfunction delayed the flight by two hours.
    Teknik bir arıza uçuşu iki saat geciktirdi.
  2. The pilot reported a malfunction in the landing gear.
    Pilot, iniş takımında bir arıza bildirdi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base malfunction
/mælˈfʌŋkʃən/
Past malfunctioned
/mælˈfʌŋkʃənd/
Participle malfunctioned
/mælˈfʌŋkʃənd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edmalfunction → malfunctioned

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. malfunctioned /mælˈfʌŋkʃənd/

Synonyms

break downgo wrongfail

Antonyms

functionwork

Collocations

technical malfunctionequipment malfunctionengine malfunctionmalfunction warning

Related Words

repairmachinedeviceerrorproblemfix