No. 4,270 in Turkish
said
The Turkish word "said" does not exist as a standard term; you might mean "Said" as a proper name, which is of Arabic origin and means "fortunate" or "happy."
In a sentence
Ali, 'Bunu ben söyledim,' dedi.
Ali said, 'I said this.'
The word 'söyledim' represents the past tense singular first-person form of 'said', indicating that Ali is reporting his own speech.
Herkes onun doğruyu söylediğini düşünüyor.
Everyone thinks that he said the truth.
Here, 'söylediğini' is used in a subordinate clause form where it functions as the past tense third-person singular thereby attributing the act of saying truth to another person.
Ayşe, babasının bunu söylediğini hiç duymamış.
Ayşe has never heard that her father said this.
The word 'söylediğini' in this sentence is a past tense descriptor in indirect speech, indicating Ayşe's father said something.
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