No. 3,429 in Turkish
kırdı
"Broke" (past tense of "break").
In a sentence
O, düşürdüğü vazoyu kırdı.
He broke the vase he dropped.
In this sentence, 'kırdı' is a verb in past tense meaning 'he/she/it broke', referring to breaking a physical object.
Geçmişte ona söyledikleriyle kalbini kırdı.
He hurt her feelings with what he said to her in the past.
Here, 'kırdı' conveys a figurative meaning, 'hurt', as in emotionally hurting someone.
Sınavda iyi yapamayınca kendine olan güvenini kırdı.
Failing to do well in the exam shattered his self-confidence.
In this usage, 'kırdı' metaphorically describes 'shattering' or 'damaging' confidence or morale.
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