etmiştim

etmiştim

"Etmiştim" means "I had done" in English.

Here, 'etmiştim' is used as an auxiliary part of the verb phrase 'söylemiştim' (I had said), indicating a past perfect action.

Daha önce böyle bir şey söylemiştim.

I had said something like this before.

In this sentence, 'etmiştim' serves within 'görüşmüştüm' to denote an action completed before another past action or reference point.

Onlarla yıllar önce görüşmüştüm.

I had met with them years ago.

Here, 'etmiştim' is used directly as part of the verb 'etmek' (to do or to make), exemplifying its role in past perfect tense formation.

Sen bu kadar yorgun görünüyorken yardım etmiştim.

I had helped while you were looking so tired.