This is the 838th most frequent Turkish word.
yaşadı
"He/she/it lived" or "experienced."
Here, 'yaşadı' means 'lived' in the sense of residing or staying in a place.
O şehirde uzun yıllar yaşadı.
He/she lived in that city for many years.
Here, 'yaşadı' refers to experiencing or witnessing a particular event.
Bu mutlu günü görmeyi yaşadı.
He/she lived to see this happy day.
In this context, 'yaşadı' implies enduring or going through a period or situation in life.