No. 3,722 in Turkish
yazmıştı
"Yazmıştı" means "he/she/it had written."
In a sentence
Ali geçen hafta bir mektup yazmıştı.
Ali had written a letter last week.
This usage demonstrates the past perfect tense with the third-person singular form of 'yazmıştı', indicating an action completed before another past point.
Yazar, uzun süredir beklenen kitabını nihayet yazmıştı.
The author had finally written their long-awaited book.
Here, 'yazmıştı' refers to an action completed in the past, emphasizing its significance in relation to the author's achievement.
Ders notlarını çok iyi şekilde yazmıştı, bu yüzden sınavda başarılı oldu.
They had written the lecture notes very well, so they succeeded in the exam.
In this sentence, 'yazmıştı' connects a completed action in the past (writing notes) as a reason for a subsequent result (success in the exam).
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