“Supposed to be” (past) in Turkish

In Turkish, “Supposed to be” (in the past tense) is written as:

Olması gerekiyordu

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The meeting was supposed to be at 9am but it got rescheduled.”

Toplantının sabah saat 9’da olması gerekiyordu ama ertelendi.

 
“When was the event supposed to be?”

Etkinliğin ne zaman olması gerekiyordu?

 
“They were supposed to be here an hour ago.”

Bir saat önce burada olmaları gerekiyordu.

 
“The car keys were supposed to be on this table.”

Araba anahtarlarının bu masanın üstünde olması gerekiyordu.

 
“It was supposed to be here.”

Burada olması gerekiyordu.

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Supposed to be” (past) in Tunisian Arabic