ertdeden
/ertdeden/
1. since long ago, from olden times, from way back — Points back to a distant starting point in the past. Often followed by beri, as in ertdeden beri jaşağanla "old residents".
- ertdeden kelgen adet — a custom handed down from long ago
- bek ertdeden beri — since time immemorial
- ertdeden beri jaşağanla — those who have lived here from way back, old residents
- bu adet ertdeden keledi — this custom comes down from long ago
- bizni halq mında ertdeden jaşaydı — our people have lived here since long ago
- bu jol ertdeden belgilidi — this road has been known since long ago
- ertdeden qalğan zat — a thing left from olden times, a relic
2. for a long time, long since — Used with a verb of ongoing action or feeling, saying how long it has been going on.
- biz anı ertdeden tanıybız — we have known him for a long time
- men alanı ertdeden izleyme — I have been looking for them for a long time
- ol bılayda ertdeden beri jaşaydı — he has been living here for a long time
- jaş ertdeden aqsaydı — the boy has been limping for a long time
- ala ertdeden saqlaydıla — they have been waiting for a long time
- men mında ertdeden işleyme — I have been working here for a long time
- ertdeden beri körmegenme — I haven't seen him for a long time