No. 324 in Turkish
vardı
"Vardı" means "there was" or "had arrived" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Kitap masanın üstünde vardı.
The book was on the table.
Here, 'vardı' indicates the past existence and location of the book on a specific surface.
Dün bizim evde çok misafir vardı.
Yesterday, there were many guests at our house.
In this sentence, 'vardı' conveys past presence or occurrence of guests at the house.
Öğrenci sınıfta vardı ama derse katılmadı.
The student was in the classroom but did not participate in the lesson.
The word 'vardı' is used here to describe the past presence of the student in the classroom.
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