No. 2,080 in Turkish
çalıştılar
"They worked."
In a sentence
Onlar geçen yıl büyük bir projede çalıştılar.
They worked on a big project last year.
The word "çalıştılar" here indicates the past tense of 'they worked' in third-person plural form.
Dün gece geç saatlere kadar çalıştılar.
They worked until late at night yesterday.
In this context, "çalıştılar" describes an action completed in the past, with emphasis on the time frame yesterday night.
Ekibimiz çok sıkı çalıştılar, bu yüzden ödülü kazandılar.
Our team worked very hard, so they won the prize.
Here, "çalıştılar" refers to a collective effort by the team in the past, leading to a positive outcome.
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