This is the 2371st most frequent Turkish word.
gelmişti
"Gelmişti" means "he/she/it had come" in English.
In this sentence, 'gelmişti' is used in the past perfect tense, indicating that the action of arriving had occurred prior to another past action or situation.
O gün yağmur çok yağdığı için erken gelmişti.
That day, he/she/it had arrived early because it rained heavily.
Here, 'gelmişti' signifies that the mother's arrival happened before the speaker's return home, illustrating the sequence of past events.
Eve gittiğimde, annem çoktan gelmişti.
When I went home, my mother had already arrived.
In this sentence, 'gelmişti' describes a past action (arriving late) that occurred prior to another past action (buying tickets).