This is the 6209th most frequent Turkish word.
çalışıyordu
"He/she/it was working."
The verb 'çalışıyordu' here means 'was studying,' emphasizing an action that was ongoing in the past.
Ayşe dün kütüphanede ders çalışıyordu.
Ayşe was studying in the library yesterday.
The verb 'çalışıyordu' here means 'was working on,' indicating a past ongoing task.
Tamirci, sabah boyunca arabayı tamir etmek için çalışıyordu.
The mechanic was working on fixing the car throughout the morning.
The verb 'çalışıyordu' here means 'was working,' showing a simultaneous past ongoing action with another event.