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pat

/pæt/ /pæt/
  1. 1 hafifçe vurmak, sıvazlamak, okşamak

Definition (English)

To touch someone or something gently several times with a flat hand.

Example Sentences

  1. He patted the dog's head.
    Köpeğin başını okşadı.
  2. She patted his shoulder to comfort him.
    Onu rahatlatmak için omzuna hafifçe vurdu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base pat
/pæt/
Past patted
/pætɪd/
Participle patted
/pætɪd/
Spelling rule

Double the last consonant + ‑edpat → patted

Fiil tek bir sesli + tek bir sessiz harfle bitiyor ve vurgu son hecede olduğu için son sessiz harf ikilenir, sonra -ed eklenir.

Same rule: stop → stopped · plan → planned · drop → dropped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. patted /pætɪd/

Synonyms

Collocations

pat someone on the backpat the dogpat gentlypat drypat the shoulder

Phrases 4

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