Temizledim

Temizledim is a Turkish verb form meaning “I cleaned.” It is the first-person singular simple past tense of the verb temizlemek, which means to clean or to make something clean. The form is used when the speaker is describing a cleaning action that occurred in the past.

Morphology and formation: Temizledim is formed from the infinitive temizlemek (to clean). The past tense marker -di carries suffixal harmony, and the first-person singular suffix -m is added, yielding the combined form -ledim. The base verb temizlemek itself derives from temiz (clean) with the verb-forming suffix -lemek.

Usage and nuance: Temizledim is used for literal cleaning of objects, spaces, or surfaces, as well as for figurative cleaning up, such as tidying data, records, or a narrative. It appears in ordinary speech and writing to convey completed action. Example sentences include: Dün evi temizledim (Yesterday I cleaned the house). Dosyaları temizledim (I cleaned up the files).

Related forms: The related infinitive is temizlemek (to clean). Other conjugations of temizlemek include temizlerim (I clean, present/future), temizliyordum (I was cleaning), and temizlediler (they cleaned), among others. Temizkelim and temizlik are other Turkish terms connected to the same semantic field, but they serve different grammatical roles.

See also: temizlemek, temizlik. Note that temizledim specifically encodes a completed action performed by the speaker in the past.