No. 2,719 in Turkish
çalışırken
"While working"
In a sentence
Evde çalışırken müzik dinlemeyi severim.
I like to listen to music while working at home.
The word 'çalışırken' is used here to indicate an ongoing action (working) concurrent with another action (listening to music). It inherently expresses 'while working'.
Sınava çalışırken sık sık ara veriyorum.
I take frequent breaks while studying for the exam.
In this sentence, 'çalışırken' is used to describe the circumstance under which the primary action (taking breaks) occurs, emphasizing the simultaneity of studying and taking breaks.
Çalışırken dikkatli olmazsan hata yapabilirsin.
If you are not careful while working, you might make mistakes.
Here, 'çalışırken' specifies the condition or context ('while working') under which a secondary action or consequence (making mistakes) could occur.
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