This is the 1484th most frequent Turkish word.
dedik
"Dedik" means "we said" in English.
Here, 'dedik' is part of an embedded clause and refers to something said by others in the past.
Ne dediklerini anlayamadım.
I couldn't understand what they said.
Here, 'dedik' indicates an action completed in the past of saying something.
Ona doğruyu söyledik ve inandı.
We told him the truth and he believed it.
In this case, 'dedik' is used to convey that a suggestion or command was made in the past.