No. 1,644 in Turkish
vermişti
"Vermişti" means "had given" in English.
In a sentence
O buraya geldiğinde kitabı çoktan vermişti.
He had already given the book when he arrived here.
The word 'vermişti' is in the past perfect tense, showing an action ('giving') that was completed before another past event ('arriving').
Öğretmen konu hakkında detaylı bilgi vermişti, ama herkes dikkat etmemişti.
The teacher had given detailed information about the topic, but not everyone paid attention.
Here, 'vermişti' also serves to describe an action completed in the past before another past action, indicating explanation completed before inattention.
Soruları cevapladıktan sonra arkadaşlarına öneri vermişti.
After answering the questions, he had given some advice to his friends.
In this sentence, 'vermişti' is used to indicate advice given at a point in the past subsequent to answering questions.
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