This is the 14927th most frequent Turkish word.
savaştaydı
"Was at war."
'Savaştaydı' is used here to indicate a state of being involved in a war or at a war-like location.
O sırada savaştaydı ve ailesi için endişeleniyordu.
He was at war at the time and was worried about his family.
Here, 'savaştaydı' specifies the context that the individual was actively engaged in combat or war.
Bir asker olarak savaştaydı ve ülkesini savunuyordu.
As a soldier, he was at war and defending his country.
In this sentence, 'savaştaydı' conveys the simultaneous state of participating in war while emotionally holding on to peace.