Onun ne demek istediğini anlayamadım. - I could not make out what he meant.
Onun ne demek istediğini anlayamadım.
I could not make out what he meant.
Onun ne demek istediğini anlayamadım. - I couldn't make out what he wanted to say.
I couldn't make out what he wanted to say.
Oh, you were on a TV game show? How did you make out?.