No. 4,894 in Turkish
ettikten
"After doing" or "having done."
In a sentence
Yemekten sonra kahve içtikten sonra dinlenmeye çekildim.
After having dinner and drinking coffee, I went to rest.
In this sentence, 'ettikten' is used as part of a compound verb construction, indicating an action completed prior to another action.
Sınavdan çıkıp arkadaşlarla buluştuktan sonra bir kafeye gittik.
After finishing the exam and meeting with friends, we went to a cafe.
The phrase 'ettikten' here illustrates the concept of an event succeeding another, with a temporal semantic relationship.
Ödevimi yaptıktan sonra sinemaya gitmeye karar verdim.
After completing my homework, I decided to go to the cinema.
In this instance, 'ettikten' combines a completed action with a follow-up decision, showcasing temporal dependency in expressions.
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