Questions & Answers about Cadı köye hiç gelmedi.
Since this lesson is about the -miş (reported past) tense, why does this sentence use gelmedi instead of gelmemiş?
This sentence is likely here to show a contrast! By using the definite past tense (-di), the speaker is stating a solid fact they witnessed or know for certain. If the sentence used gelmemiş, it would mean something you heard or gathered from clues: 'Apparently/I heard that the witch didn't come.'
How does hiç work with gelmedi?
The word hiç means 'ever' or 'at all', but when used in a negative sentence, it means 'never' or 'not at all'. In Turkish, you must pair hiç with a negative verb like gelmedi. So, hiç gelmedi literally means 'at all she didn't come', which we naturally translate as 'did not come at all' or 'never came'.
Is there a buffer -y- in the word köye?
No, the y is actually the last letter of the root word köy (village). Because y is a consonant in Turkish, the root word doesn't end in a vowel. Therefore, you don't need a buffer letter; you just add the 'to' direction suffix (-e) directly to the root, making köye (to the village).