This is the 11980th most frequent Turkish word.
gittiğimde
"When I go" or "when I went," depending on the tense.
The word 'gittiğimde' in this sentence indicates a time circumstance that corresponds to when the subject performed the action 'went home'.
Eve gittiğimde beni bir sürpriz bekliyordu.
When I went home, a surprise was waiting for me.
Here, 'gittiğimde' refers to a future condition corresponding to when the subject follows through with the action 'going to the city'.
Şehre gittiğimde eski arkadaşlarımla buluşmayı planlıyorum.
When I go to the city, I plan to meet my old friends.
In this example, the word 'gittiğimde' expresses a time-related clause for when the subject executes the task of going to the store.