yapabildin

Yapabildin is a Turkish verb form meaning "you were able to do it" or "you could do it." It expresses past ability and is the second-person singular form of the verb yapabilmek (to be able to do).

The form is built from the verb root yap- (to do) combined with the ability suffix -abil- and the past tense second-person singular ending -din, producing yapabildin. In Turkish, ability is often expressed with yapabilmek, and the past tense ending indicates that the action was completed in the past. The subject is frequently understood from context, since Turkish verbs carry person and number endings.

Usage and nuance: yapabildin is used to indicate that the subject successfully performed an action in the past. It can be contrasted with yapamadın (you couldn’t do it) to express failure to achieve the action. Other persons have corresponding forms, such as yapabildi (he/she could do), yapabildik (we could do), or yapabildiniz (you all could do).

Examples:

- Sen bu projeyi kendi başına yapabildin. (You were able to do this project on your own.)

- Geçen hafta zor bir görevi yapabildin. (Last week you managed to do a difficult task.)

See also: yapabilmek, Turkish verb morphology, Turkish past tense forms.