No. 1,856 in Turkish
esnasında
"Esnasında" means "during" or "in the course of."
In a sentence
Konser esnasında dinleyiciler çok eğlendi.
During the concert, the audience had a lot of fun.
The word "esnasında" indicates the period in which the action "dinleyiciler çok eğlendi" occurred, clarifying that it was during the concert.
Sınav esnasında sessiz olunması gerekiyor.
During the exam, it is required to be silent.
Here, "esnasında" is used to specify the necessity of being silent specifically during the action "Sınav".
Fırtına esnasında camları kapattık.
During the storm, we closed the windows.
"Esnasında" refers to the time the described action of closing the windows took place; it specifies it occurred during the storm.
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