idi

Meaning

third-person singular indicative simple past of imek

imek

to be

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Translations

était

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: ایدی

Cognate with Old Turkish: 𐰼𐱅𐰃

Cognate with Kazakh: еді

Cognate with Uzbek: edi

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish ایدی (idi, “was”), from Proto-Turkic *er-ti (“was”), third person past participle of Proto-Turkic *er- (“to be”). Equivalent to i- (“to be”) + -di (“past tense suffix”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰼𐱅𐰃 (erti, “was”), Karakhanid [script needed] (erdi, “was”), Kazakh еді (edı, “was”), Uzbek edi (“was”).

Sentences

Orası da kendi malı idi .

It was his own property.

O da yerde yatan ölü babası idi .

He was his dead father lying on the ground.

Bu adam kamyonun sahibi idi .

This man was the owner of the truck.

Zira babasının mezarı bu bölgede idi .

Because his father's grave was in this region.

Fakat aklı hep arkada, karşı apartmanda idi .

But his mind was always in the back, in the opposite apartment.

Yol tenha idi .

The road was secluded.