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nail

/neɪl/ /neɪl/
verb Regular verbnail nailed
  1. 1
    çivilemek, çiviyle tutturmak

    To fasten something to a surface with nails.

    • He nailed a small sign to the garden gate.
      Bahçe kapısına küçük bir tabela çiviledi.
    • The old windows had been nailed shut for years.
      Eski pencereler yıllardır çivilerle kapatılmış durumdaydı.
  2. 2
    (bir işi) kusursuz yapmak, hakkını vermek Informal

    To do something extremely well, exactly as it should be done.

    • She nailed the interview and got the job.
      Mülakatı kusursuz geçti ve işi aldı.
    • The young actor really nailed the role of the grandfather.
      Genç oyuncu büyükbaba rolünün gerçekten hakkını verdi.
  3. 3
    enselemek, (suçunu) kanıtlamak Informal

    To catch someone doing something wrong, or to prove that the person is guilty.

    • The teacher finally nailed the boys who were writing on the desks.
      Öğretmen sıralara yazı yazan çocukları sonunda enseledi.
    • There wasn't enough evidence to nail the driver.
      Sürücünün suçunu kanıtlamak için yeterli delil yoktu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base nail
/neɪl/
Past nailed
/neɪld/
Participle nailed
/neɪld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑ednail → nailed

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, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. nailed /neɪld/

Synonyms

fastenfixhammeracecatchnab

Collocations

nail something to somethingnail something shutnail an interviewnail a rolenail itnail down the details

Related Words

hammerscrewnailed itace

Phrases 14

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