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yetişmek

yetişmek
to catch (in time) / to make it to
From Lesson 146:Past inability (-(y)Amadı)·Turkish

Usages of yetişmek

Ben çok acele ettim ama otobüse yetişemedim.
I hurried a lot but I could not catch the bus.
Köprüde çok trafik vardı, toplantıya yetişemedik.
There was a lot of traffic on the bridge, we could not make it to the meeting.
Saat altıda uyanamadık, bu yüzden trene yetişemedik.
We could not wake up at six o'clock, therefore we could not catch the train.
Kuzenim hastalandı, çabuk yetişmem lazımdı.
My cousin got sick, I had to get there quickly.
Telaşla tren istasyonuna yetişmesi lazımdı.
He had to make it to the train station in a rush.
Halam telaşla çıktı, ona yetişmem lazımdı.
My aunt left in a rush, I had to catch up to her.
Daha hızlı koşsan trene yetişirsin.
If you ran faster, you would catch the train.
Koştuk ve otobüse ancak yetiştik.
We ran and only just caught the bus.

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