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quarry

/ˈkwɔri/ /ˈkwɒri/
  1. 1 (ocaktan taş, mermer) çıkarmak, taş ocağı işletmek

Definition (English)

To dig stone, marble or sand out of the ground in a large open place.

Example Sentences

  1. Marble has been quarried in this region for centuries.
    Bu bölgede yüzyıllardır mermer çıkarılıyor.
  2. The stone for the old bridge was quarried nearby.
    Eski köprünün taşları yakındaki bir ocaktan çıkarılmıştı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base quarry
/ˈkwɔri/
Past quarried
/ˈkwɔrid/
Participle quarried
/ˈkwɔrid/
Spelling rule

Consonant + y: y → ‑iedquarry → quarried

Fiil sessiz harf + y ile bittiği için y düşer, yerine -ied gelir. (Sesli harf + y ile bitenlerde y kalır: play → played.)

Same rule: study → studied · try → tried · carry → carried

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

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. quarried /ˈkwɔrid/

Synonyms

Collocations

quarry stonequarry marblequarry granitebe quarried from somewhere

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