abildim
Abildim is a Turkish verb form that appears in discussions of Turkish morphology and conjugation. It is built from the verb abilmek, meaning “to be able (to)” or “to be capable,” together with the first-person singular past tense suffix -dim. In standard Turkish, this construction yields a sense akin to “I was able to” or “I could” when used with a following infinitive or with a preceding verb, as in yapabildim (I could do it) or görebildim (I could see it).
In everyday Turkish, the more common form for expressing capability with a specified action is to attach
Etymologically, abildim illustrates Turkish vowel harmony and affixation: the stem abil- or the related stemabil- combines
See also: Turkish grammar, Turkish verb conjugation, abilmek, bilmek, yapabilmek.