No. 1,346 in Turkish
olduk
"Olduk" means "we became" or "we were" in English.
In a sentence
Bugün çok hızlı alışveriş yaptık ve erkenden eve döndük, yorgun olduk.
Today we did shopping very quickly and returned home early, we became tired.
In this sentence, 'olduk' is used in the meaning of 'became' to indicate a change of state, in this case 'becoming tired'.
Siz bu kadar hızlı büyüdüğünüz için şaşkın olduk.
We are surprised because you grew up so quickly.
Here, 'olduk' expresses the state of 'being surprised', linking the emotion with its cause.
Geçen hafta toplantıda güzel kararlar aldık ve oldukça mutlu olduk.
Last week at the meeting, we made good decisions and became quite happy.
In this sentence, 'olduk' signifies the resulting emotion of 'happiness' due to certain actions or events.
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