No. 2,532 in Turkish
oldular
"They became" or "they were."
In a sentence
Arkadaşlarıyla çok iyi anlaşan insanlar oldular.
They became people who get along very well with their friends.
In this sentence, 'oldular' functions as the third-person plural past tense form of the verb 'olmak,' meaning 'to become.' It indicates that 'they' underwent a change into becoming individuals who fit the described characteristic.
İyi birer doktor oldular.
They became good doctors.
Here, 'oldular' expresses that the subjects transformed or were trained into the role or identity of 'good doctors', highlighting a completed process of becoming.
Büyüdükçe daha da güzel oldular.
As they grew up, they became even more beautiful.
In this statement, 'oldular' implies a gradual change or development into the described state of being 'more beautiful,' focusing on the transformation over time.
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