"-di" meaning in Turkish

See -di in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈ-di/ Forms: -dı [alternative], -du [alternative], -dü [alternative], -tı [alternative], -ti [alternative], -tu [alternative], -tü [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Turkic *-ti (past tense suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|trk-pro|*-ti|pos=past tense suffix}} Proto-Turkic *-ti (past tense suffix) Head templates: {{head|tr|suffix||-{{{var}}}|head=}} -di, {{tr-suffix}} -di
  1. past tense suffix Tags: morpheme, past, suffix
    Sense id: en--di-tr-suffix-QtZLjzgt
  2. used in nouns to indicate that it has been seen in the past; equivalent to English was — were Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--di-tr-suffix-Hs8dFP2t Categories (other): Turkish links with redundant alt parameters, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 13 0 0 10 21 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 0 0 6 14 71 Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 37 63
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Turkic *-ti (past tense suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-dı",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-du",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dü",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-tı",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ti",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-tu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-tü",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "tr",
        "2": "suffix",
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-di",
      "name": "tr-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "gel(-mek) (“(to) come”) → geldi (“he/she/it came”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "sev(-mek) (“(to) love”) → sevdi (“he/she/it loved”)"
        }
      ],
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        "past tense suffix"
      ],
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    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Turkish links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 0 0 10 21 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 0 0 6 14 71",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        {
          "text": "ev (“house”) → evdi (“it was a house”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "ceviz (“walnut”) → cevizdi (“it was a walnut”)"
        }
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      ],
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          "was",
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        ],
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          "were",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ-di/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-di"
}
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    "Turkish lemmas",
    "Turkish suffixes",
    "Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic",
    "Turkish terms inherited from Proto-Turkic",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Turkic *-ti (past tense suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-dı",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-du",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dü",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-tı",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ti",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-tu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-tü",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "tr",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "4": "-{{{var}}}",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-di",
      "name": "tr-suffix"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "suffix",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "gel(-mek) (“(to) come”) → geldi (“he/she/it came”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "sev(-mek) (“(to) love”) → sevdi (“he/she/it loved”)"
        }
      ],
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        "past tense suffix"
      ],
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        "Turkish links with redundant alt parameters"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "ev (“house”) → evdi (“it was a house”)"
        },
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          "text": "ceviz (“walnut”) → cevizdi (“it was a walnut”)"
        }
      ],
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        "used in nouns to indicate that it has been seen in the past; equivalent to English was — were"
      ],
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        ],
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          "were",
          "were#English"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ-di/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-di"
}

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