No. 1,519 in Turkish
geçerken
"While passing" or "as passing by."
In a sentence
Yolda yürürken kitapçıdan geçerken içeri girdim.
While walking on the road, I entered the bookstore as I passed by.
Here, 'geçerken' means 'while passing by', explaining an action concurrent to another event.
Sabahları parktan geçerken kuşların sesini duyuyorum.
In the mornings, I hear the sound of birds as I pass through the park.
In this sentence, 'geçerken' indicates an action (passing through) happening while observing or experiencing something else (hearing birds).
Okuldan geçerken arkadaşımı gördüm.
As I passed by the school, I saw my friend.
Here, 'geçerken' is used to denote an incidental observation during the act of passing by a specific location.
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