Bu ay iki kilo verdim.

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Breakdown of Bu ay iki kilo verdim.

• ay: the month
• iki: two
• kilo vermek: to lose weight

Questions & Answers about Bu ay iki kilo verdim.

Why does verdim mean lost here? I thought vermek meant to give.

By itself, vermek usually does mean to give. But Turkish has a very common expression:

kilo vermek = to lose weight

So in this sentence, iki kilo verdim literally looks like I gave two kilos, but the real meaning is I lost two kilos.

This is an idiomatic use, and it is completely standard Turkish.

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How is verdim formed?

verdim breaks down like this:

• ver- = verb stem, give
• -di = definite past tense
• -m = I

So:

ver-di-m = I gave / I lost
In this sentence, because of kilo vermek, it means I lost weight.

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Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

Turkish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.

Here, the -m in verdim already tells you the subject is I.

So:

• Bu ay iki kilo verdim. = I lost two kilos this month.
• Ben bu ay iki kilo verdim. = also possible, but ben adds emphasis to I

Turkish does this very often, so omitted subjects are normal.

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