Questions & Answers about Hani o lafı sen söylemiştin?
What does hani mean at the beginning of the sentence?
Here, hani is a conversational particle used to remind someone of something already known or previously mentioned.
Depending on context, it can feel like:
- you know
- remember
- wasn't it the case that...
- I thought...
So in this sentence, hani does not have a concrete dictionary meaning like a normal noun or verb. It mainly creates a recalling / reminding tone.
What exactly does söylemiştin mean?
söylemiştin breaks down as:
- söyle- = to say
- -miş
- -ti
- -n = you singular
In this sentence, the whole form usually means something like:
- you had said
- you were the one who said it before
- you did say that earlier, remember?
So it refers to something said earlier than the current moment, with a sense of recalling that earlier event.
Is the -miş in söylemiştin the same -miş that can mean hearsay or reported past?