Was: -(y)dı and -(y)mış on nouns

To say was/were, add -(y)dı and the personal ending to the noun, adjective or place word:

• ben yorgundum, sen evdeydin, o hastaydı, biz öğrenciydik, siz evdeydiniz
• The vowel follows 4-way harmony (ı/i/u/ü). After a vowel a y is added: hastaydım. After ç, f, h, k, p, s, ş, t the d becomes t: küçüktük, soğuktu, gençtim.
• değil, var and yok take the same ending: değildim (I wasn't), vardı (there was), yoktu (there wasn't).

Use -(y)mış instead when you did not see it yourself but heard it or just found out: Ahmet doktormuş (Apparently Ahmet is a doctor). It goes with duyduğuma göre (from what I heard) and meğer (it turns out): Meğer evde yumurta yokmuş (It turns out there were no eggs at home).