Turkish

<p>
        Now we will learn the definite past of <strong>to be</strong> in Turkish.
        You create this form by adding the suffix <strong>-(y)Dİ</strong> after a noun or adjective, and then adding a personal suffix.
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				<th>Person</th>
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				<td>ben</td>
				<td>(y)Dİm</td>
				<td>I was very fat.</td>
				<td>Çok şişmandım.</td>
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				<td>sen</td>
				<td>(y)Dİn</td>
				<td>Where were you?</td>
				<td>Neredeydin?</td>
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				<td>o</td>
				<td>(y)Dİ</td>
				<td>It was closed.</td>
				<td>Kapalıydı.</td>
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				<td>biz</td>
				<td>(y)Dİk</td>
				<td>We were in China.</td>
				<td>Çin'deydik.</td>
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				<td>siz</td>
				<td>(y)Dİnİz</td>
				<td>You were ill.</td>
				<td>Hastaydınız.</td>
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				<td>onlar</td>
				<td>(y)Dİ(lEr)</td>
				<td>They were young.</td>
				<td>Gençtiler.</td>
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    <p>
        For the negative definite past form of <strong>to be</strong>, this suffix comes behind the word <strong>değil</strong>.
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            <td>The greengrocery was not open.</td>
            <td>Manav açık değildi.</td>
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            <td>We were not here.</td>
            <td>Burada değildik.</td>
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    <p>
        Questions are formed by putting the suffix behind the question particle <strong>mİ</strong>.
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            <td>Was I a naughty child?</td>
            <td>Yaramaz (bir) çocuk muydum?</td>
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            <td>Were you lazy?</td>
            <td>Tembel miydin?</td>
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            <td>Wasn't he hardworking?</td>
            <td>Çalışkan değil miydi?</td>
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            <td>Were you a fisherman?</td>
            <td>Balıkçı mıydınız?</td>
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            <td>Weren't they tired?</td>
            <td>Yorgun değil miydiler?</td>
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The definite past of "to be"

noun

adjective

determiner

verb

adverb

postposition

interjection

conjunction

pronoun

sentence

phrase

Unknown

NOUN - vowel harmony, consonant harmony

NOUN - vowel harmony, no consonant harmony

NOUN - no vowel harmony, consonant harmony

NOUN - no vowel harmony, no consonant harmony

VERB - intransitive, passive

VERB - intransitive, non-passive

VERB - transitive, non-causative

VERB - transitive, causative

VERB - ablative

VERB - dative

VERB - locative

VERB - accusative

VERB - intransitive, reciprocal

VERB - intransitive, reflexive

VERB - auxiliary

Word	(Siz) hastaydınız.
Meaning	You were ill.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

you^POLITE	siz
ill, sick	hasta

Turkish

(Siz) hastaydınız.

Breakdown of (Siz) hastaydınız.

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