This is the 10355th most frequent Turkish word.
bilseydim
"If I knew" or "Had I known."
Here, "bilseydim" translates to "had known" and is used in the conditional mood to describe a past hypothetical situation.
Eğer doğruyu bilseydim, farklı bir karar verirdim.
If I had known the truth, I would have made a different decision.
In this sentence, "bilseydim" is used to express a past event that was not known, leading to an unfulfilled action or preparation.
Onun geleceğini bilseydim, hazırlık yapardım.
If I had known he was coming, I would have prepared.
"Bilseydim" is employed to imagine a situation involving foresight, showing conditional thinking about an unrealized past event.