This is the 4661st most frequent Turkish word.
bulamadıkları
"Bulamadıkları" means "what they cannot find."
The word 'bulamadıkları' is derived from the verb 'bulmak' (to find) and combines the negative form 'bulamamak' (cannot find) and the suffix '-dıkları' used to create dependent clauses, referring to the thing they couldn't find.
Onlar aradığı şeyi bulamadıkları için çok üzüldüler.
They were very sad because they couldn't find what they were looking for.
Here, 'bulamadıkları' refers to the object or item that was not found, emphasizing its role in the context of the action of looking again.
Bulamadıkları şeye tekrar bakmaları gerektiğini söyledi.
He told them they needed to look again for what they couldn't find.
In this sentence, 'bulamadıkları' highlights the absence of their finding the lost friend, contributing to the concern they express.