Past inability (-(y)Amadı)

QuestionAnswer
to hurry
acele etmek
to catch (in time) / to make it to
yetişmek
I hurried a lot but I could not catch the bus.
Ben çok acele ettim ama otobüse yetişemedim.
to start (an engine) / to operate
çalıştırmak
tire
lastik
The man could not start the car because the tire burst.
Adam arabayı çalıştıramadı çünkü lastik patladı.
He could not repair the tire, the problem was big.
O lastiği tamir edemedi, problem büyüktü.
delay (general)
gecikme
reason
sebep
The reason for the delay was traffic, I could not find a taxi.
Gecikmenin sebebi trafikti, ben taksi bulamadım.
bridge
köprü
There was a lot of traffic on the bridge, we could not make it to the meeting.
Köprüde çok trafik vardı, toplantıya yetişemedik.
We got stuck on the bridge and we could not start the engine.
Biz köprüde kaldık ve motoru çalıştıramadık.
delay (for flights/trains)
rötar
The train was delayed, we could not return home early.
Tren rötar yaptı, biz eve erken dönemedik.
They were very late and they could not board the plane.
Onlar çok geç kaldılar ve uçağa binemediler.
transfer (transportation)
aktarma
The bus was delayed, I could not transfer to the train.
Otobüs gecikti, trene aktarma yapamadım.
The station was very crowded, we could not make a transfer.
İstasyon çok kalabalıktı, biz aktarma yapamadık.
We could not wake up at six o'clock, therefore we could not catch the train.
Saat altıda uyanamadık, bu yüzden trene yetişemedik.
journey / trip (act of traveling)
yolculuk
The train was delayed, the journey could not start.
Tren rötar yaptı, yolculuk başlayamadı.
The sick passenger could not hurry, this is the reason for the delay.
Hasta yolcu acele edemedi, gecikmenin sebebi bu.
The journey was very bad, I could not sleep on the bus.
Yolculuk çok kötüydü, otobüste uyuyamadım.