No. 218 in Azerbaijani
edirdi
"Edirdi" means "was doing" or "used to do" in English.
In a sentence
O, hər gün səhər erkən qaçış edirdi.
He used to run early every morning.
Here, 'edirdi' is used as part of the compound verb 'qaçış edirdi,' meaning 'used to run,' implying a habitual action in the past.
Mətbəxdə yemək bişirirdi və musiqi dinləyirdi.
She was cooking in the kitchen and listening to music.
In this sentence, 'edirdi' is part of the past continuous tense, forming 'bişirirdi' (was cooking) and elucidating a continuous action in the past.
Dərsindən narazı idi, lakin əlindən gələn hər şeyi edirdi.
He was dissatisfied with his lesson but did everything he could.
Here, 'edirdi' shows a completed action in the past connected to the person's effort, emphasizing the action was attempted or performed.
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