No. 1,484 in Turkish
dedik
"Dedik" means "we said" in English.
In a sentence
Ona doğruyu söyledik ve inandı.
We told him the truth and he believed it.
Here, 'dedik' indicates an action completed in the past of saying something.
Ders çalış dedik ama dinlemedi.
We told him to study, but he didn't listen.
In this case, 'dedik' is used to convey that a suggestion or command was made in the past.
Ne dediklerini anlayamadım.
I couldn't understand what they said.
Here, 'dedik' is part of an embedded clause and refers to something said by others in the past.
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