This is the 615th most frequent Turkish word.
etmişti
"Had done" (past perfect tense).
Etişte here is used as part of the past perfect tense to indicate an action that was completed before another moment in the past.
O, yıllar önce bu kararı vermişti.
He had made this decision years ago.
Etişte shows the past perfect tense to portray an action completed earlier in the past.
Toplantıya geç kaldığını fark etmişti.
She had realized that she was late for the meeting.
Etişte is used in the past perfect context to describe a recollection of a prior-completed action.