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.
His version of the story makes me out to be the bad guy.