Word
Şimdiye kadar böyle sakin bir gün görmedim.
Meaning
I haven’t seen such a calm day until now.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Şimdiye kadar böyle sakin bir gün görmedim.
What does Şimdiye kadar literally mean, and what are natural alternatives?
Why is the verb in simple past (görmedim) when English uses present perfect (I haven’t seen)?
Turkish doesn’t have a separate present perfect form. The simple past -di combines with a time expression like şimdiye kadar to give a present‑perfect sense:
- Şimdiye kadar böyle sakin bir gün görmedim. = I haven’t seen such a calm day (so far). Without a time frame, görmedim is plain past: Dün onu görmedim = I didn’t see him yesterday.
Do I need hiç here? What changes if I add it?
Why doesn’t gün take the accusative ending (-ı/-i/-u/-ü)?