Istedi

Istedi is a Turkish word that functions as a conjugated form of the verb istemek, meaning to want or to request. In its third-person singular simple past tense, istedi is used to indicate that someone wanted or asked for something in the past. Turkish uses suffixes to mark tense, and the stem for istemek appears as iste- with vowel harmony leading to istedi.

As a verb form, istedi can convey both the sense of wanting something and the act of requesting it, depending on context. The subject is usually explicit in Turkish, but can often be omitted when clear from context. Negative and other tenses are formed with different suffixes, for example istemedi (did not want) and istediklerini (what they want/wanted, in a relative clause). The word itself is not a noun or a place; it is a finite verb form.

Usage examples illustrate its meaning:

- O, yeni bir telefon istedi. (He/She asked for a new phone.)

- Dün kahve istedi. (Yesterday he/she wanted/asked for coffee.)

- İstediği gibi davran. (Act as he/she wanted.)

In Turkish, istedi is commonly used in both everyday conversation and narrative to describe past desires or requests. Related forms include istemek (to want/to ask for), istese (if he/she would want), and istemedi (did not want). The term is a standard grammatical form rather than a proper noun, and it contributes to the broader system of Turkish verb conjugation and aspect.