“Became” (past) in Turkish

In Turkish, “Became” (the verb) is written as:

(I) Oldum

(You) Oldun

(You, formal) Oldunuz

(You, plural) Oldunuz

(He, She, It) Oldu

(We) Olduk

(They) Oldular

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I became a doctor eight years ago.”

Sekiz yıl önce doktor oldum.

 
“When did you become a math teacher?”

Ne zaman matematik öğretmeni oldun?

 
“How did you two become friends?”

Siz ikiniz nasıl arkadaş oldunuz?

 
“He became fluent in Spanish after studying abroad for 5 years.”

Beş yıl yurt dışında okuduktan sonra İspanyolcayı akıcı bir şekilde konuşmaya başladı.

 
“She became an engineer three years ago.”

Üç yıl önce mühendis oldu.

 
“We became friends quickly.”

Hemen arkadaş olduk.

 
“They became friends with the new neighbour.”

Yeni komşuyla arkadaş oldular.
 

Related words in Turkish

“Becoming” (present) in Turkish

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Became” (past) in Tunisian Arabic