No. 32 in Azerbaijani
idi
"Idi" means "was" in English, functioning as the past tense of "to be" in Azerbaijani.
In a sentence
Bu kitab çox maraqlı idi.
This book was very interesting.
In this sentence, 'idi' is used as the past tense form of the verb 'to be' in Azerbaijani, indicating a past state.
Hava dünən çox soyuq idi.
The weather was very cold yesterday.
Here, 'idi' functions to describe a state of being in the past, specifically the weather condition from yesterday.
Onun ən böyük arzusu həyəcan verici bir yerlər görmək idi.
His biggest wish was to see some exciting places.
In this example, 'idi' is used to define a past condition or description of a wish in relation to an action or state.
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