Gitmeliydi
Gitmeliydi is a Turkish verb form that expresses a past obligation or expectation, roughly translating to "should have gone" or "was supposed to go." It functions as the past conditional of the verb gitmek, meaning to go, and is commonly used to reflect on actions that would have been appropriate in the past.
The form is built from the verb stem git- combined with the obligation suffix -meli/-malı and the
Usage of gitmeliydi centers on retrospective judgment about past actions. It is used in narrative, analysis,
In Turkish grammar, gitmeliydi belongs to the family of past conditional constructions formed with -meli/-malı plus