Learn Hardcore Turkish: Keşke söküğü kıyafet takasından önce fark etseydik. - I wish we had noticed the torn seam before the clothing swap.

Breakdown of Keşke söküğü kıyafet takasından önce fark etseydik.

What does keşke mean here?

Keşke expresses a wish, usually with a feeling of regret.

In this sentence, it means something like:

So keşke tells you that the speaker is unhappy that the thing did not happen.

Why is the verb fark etseydik instead of a simple past form like fark ettik?

Because after keşke, Turkish often uses a form that expresses an unreal or regretted past situation.

So fark etseydik does not just report a past event. It shows that the event did not happen, and the speaker wishes it had.

How is fark etseydik built?

It breaks down like this:

So:

fark et-se-ydi-k
= if only we had noticed

This is a very common structure after keşke for past regrets.

Why is there no separate word for we in the sentence?