"Konuşabilirdim."
Translation:I could have talked.
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It looks like it could be interpreted as "I used to know how to talk" because it has this aorist+past part, yet the translation is "I could've talked" which implies that I had the chance to talk but for some reason I didn't. On the other hand, there was a sentence like "Konuşabildim" and the suggested translation was "I could talk". Can someone explain everything there's to know about past abilities in Turkish?
yes exactly the sentence above implies that I had the chance to talk but for some reason I didn't.
it could be interpreted as "I used to know how to talk" too, but we would rather say "konuşabiliyordum" for that. I don't know why, sorry :)
and "konuşabildim" means "I could talk" as in "I was able to talk".
I guess that's all about the abilities. but we can also add another possibility: "I might have talked": konuşmuş olabilirim.
marlarius
Hello.
"Konuşabilirdim." Translation: I could have talked.
I could have spoken. Correct.
Why not: I was able to talk? Correct.
Your answer is correct.
Thank you.
'I was able to talk.' has not yet been accepted. The difference between that and 'I could have spoken' really depends on the context, no?
marlarius
Selcen_Ozturk (miss) Her answer below.
"konuşabildim" means "I could talk" as in "I was able to talk".
Özür dilerim. I'm sorry.
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thank you for the lingot.
Why not: I was able to talk?
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Answer submitted for verification on 13/09/2019.
"Konuşabilirdim." I was able to talk.
"Konuşabilirdim." Translation: I could have talked.
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I could have spoken. Correct.
I could talk. Correct
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Correct other English answers were accepted by Duo on the 16/08/2019.
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Can someone explain the different cases of present and past of the verb to understand the difference?
It would be nice to know that even though the lesson is for the present, (when you read the tips there is no mention of could, only can or can't) there were questions with could (??? :( )