No. 43 in Turkish
verdi
"Verdi" means "gave" in English.
In a sentence
O bana kitabı verdi.
He/She gave me the book.
In this sentence, 'verdi' is used as the past tense form of the verb 'vermek,' meaning 'to give.' It indicates a completed action where someone gave something to someone else.
Çiçeklerine su verdi.
He/She watered the flowers.
Here, 'verdi' is again the past tense of 'vermek,' used idiomatically in the phrase 'su vermek,' which literally means 'to give water,' implying the act of watering.
Derse çok dikkat verdi.
He/She paid great attention to the lesson.
In this usage, 'verdi' represents a figurative sense of 'giving,' as in 'to give attention,' highlighting a focus or dedication to something.
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