"In those years, this tall man treated young people very badly."
Translation:O yıllarda, bu uzun adam genç insanlara çok kötü davranmış.
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What about this alternative? "O yıllarda, bu uzun adam genç insanlarla çok kötü davrandı." In my point of view, both can be accepted unless further clues are put forward :-)
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Yes. I got it. Thanks for your swift response. Now I have another question. "davrandı" & "davranmış" both are past tense with subtle differences. Which one is more prevalent and commonly used and why? Tekrar teşekkürler
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davrandı = he treated. You knew about this at the time. You were aware of it.
davranmış = apparently he treated; it turns out that he treated; I found that he treated...
Basically, you didn't know about it at the time.
Both are equally common depending on the nuance you want to give.
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Why is it "insanlara" instead of "insanlari"? And it's "O yillarda" because I can't use both words on plural?
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Insanlara is because he treated badly "towards people" so it must be in dative.