I have traveled
Someone at a party asks what you've done with your life, and 'uhh, stuff' is not an answer that survives eye contact.
Give me a life storyThe words — I have traveled
Hilal is back from a trip. Nobody asked for this many details, but here we are.
MeaningI have traveled a lot
Hilal dedi: "Çok seyahat ettim, ama hep aynı çantayla."
Hilal said: "I have traveled a lot, but always with the same bag."
MeaningI lived in Egypt
Hilal dedi: "Mısır'da yaşadım ve bir kediyle arkadaş oldum."
Hilal said: "I lived in Egypt and became friends with a cat."
Meaningone time
O kediyi bir kez gördüm, sonra bir daha görmedim.
I saw that cat one time, then I never saw it again.
MeaningI have never gone
Nujoom sordu: "Peki kediyi aramaya gittin mi?" Hilal dedi: "Hayır, hiç gitmedim."
Nujoom asked: "So did you go look for the cat?" Hilal said: "No, I have never gone."
MeaningI have visited many countries
Sama dedi: "Birçok ülke ziyaret ettim. Mısır'ı iki kez ziyaret ettim."
Sama said: "I have visited many countries. I visited Egypt twice."
Watch out — I have traveled
Zeeza brags: "hiç gitmedim." Sounds close to "I went" if you're not listening for the small stuff. What's he actually saying?
hiç gitmedimTo say you HAVE done something in life, add the past ending -di (it can also be -dı or -ti) to the verb: yaşadım (I lived), seyahat ettim (I traveled). To say you did NOT do it, slip -me-/-ma- in before that ending: gitmedim = I did not go, and hiç gitmedim = I have never gone.
The scene — I have traveled
Nujoom found an old photo album under the couch. Now everyone has to explain every single photo, whether they want to or not.
- Bakın, bu fotoğrafta ben varım! Çok seyahat ettim, biliyorsunuz.Look, that's me in this photo! I've traveled a lot, you know.
- Bu fotoğrafta sadece bir kedi var.That photo just has a cat in it.
- Bu kedi Mısır'da. Ben de Mısır'da yaşadım!This cat is in Egypt. I lived in Egypt too!
- Bu kediyi ben de ziyaret ettim.I visited this cat too.
The idea — I have traveled
To say something never happened, add -me- to the verb: gitmedim means 'I did not go' — that's how hiç gitmedim ('I've never gone') gets built.
Next time someone asks about your life, you can list what you did, what you did twice, and what you never touched — all in one breath.
Questions about I have traveled
How do you say 'I have traveled a lot' in Turkish?
You say 'çok seyahat ettim', using the past tense ending -ti on the verb.
How do you say 'I lived in Egypt' in Turkish?
You say 'Mısır'da yaşadım', adding the -dım past ending to the verb yaşa-.
How do you say 'I have never gone' in Turkish?
You say 'hiç gitmedim', inserting -me- before the past ending to make it negative.
What's the difference between 'gittim' and 'gitmedim' in Turkish?
Gittim means 'I went' (positive past), while gitmedim means 'I did not go' (negative past), formed by adding -me- before the past ending.
You've seen the idea. Now make it stick.
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