No. 1,520 in Turkish
giderken
"While going" or "on the way".
In a sentence
Okula giderken yağmur başladı.
While going to school, it started to rain.
Here, 'giderken' is used to indicate an action ('going') that occurs simultaneously with another event ('it started to rain').
Evine giderken onu gördüm.
I saw her while she was going to her house.
In this sentence, 'giderken' specifies a state ('going') during which another action ('I saw her') occurred.
Markete giderken yeşil kazak giyiyordu.
She was wearing a green sweater while going to the market.
The word 'giderken' here conveys the ongoing action of movement ('going to the market') during which an observable state ('she was wearing a green sweater') is described.
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