This is the 5196th most frequent Turkish word.
istemedik
"İstemedik" means "We did not want" in English.
Here, 'istemedik' is used to indicate past tense negation of the verb 'to want' and its plural form for 'we'.
O yemeği istemedik.
We did not want that dish.
In this case, 'istemedik' is not present; instead, the positive form 'istedik' is used to contrast negation with 'istemedik'.
Seyahat etmek istedik ama zamanımız yoktu.
We wanted to travel, but we didn't have time.
Again, this sentence does not use 'istemedik', instead 'istedik' is used to highlight comparison and alternatives.