This is the 9883rd most frequent Turkish word.
ayrılmıştım
"I had separated" or "I had departed."
In this sentence, 'ayrılmıştım' denotes the past perfect tense, implying an action (departing) that had occurred before another point or event in the past.
Geçen hafta tatil için şehirden ayrılmıştım.
Last week, I had departed from the city for vacation.
Here, 'ayrılmıştım' indicates separation from a group or companions, emphasizing a completed action in the past.
Arkadaşlarımdan ayrılmıştım ve eve dönüyordum.
I had separated from my friends and was returning home.
In this usage, 'ayrılmıştım' conveys the act of leaving or resigning from a position, focusing on the reasoning or causation for the action.