No. 4,947 in Turkish
geldiklerinde
"When they arrive" or "When they come."
In a sentence
Geldiklerinde bilgisayar çalışıyordu.
When they arrived, the computer was working.
In this sentence, 'geldiklerinde' represents 'when they (plural) arrived,' indicating a time-related clause connected to an event or state.
Geldiklerinde bizi çok şaşırttılar.
When they arrived, they surprised us greatly.
Here 'geldiklerinde' functions similarly, depicting 'when they arrived' to frame the timing of their surprising action.
Geldiklerinde hava kararmıştı.
When they arrived, it was already dark.
In this instance, 'geldiklerinde' specifies the timing 'when they arrived,' emphasizing the condition of the environment at that moment.
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