No. 530 in Turkish
halde
"In the state of," "while," or "though," depending on the context.
In a sentence
Bu kadar yorgun halde işe gitmek zorunda kaldım.
I had to go to work in such an exhausted state.
Here, 'halde' means 'in a state of' or 'while being in the condition of'.
Hava güzel olduğu halde dışarı çıkmadık.
Even though the weather was nice, we did not go outside.
In this case, 'olduğu halde' equates to 'even though' or 'despite'.
Evi toparlamamış halde onu bırakıp çıktım.
I left the house in an untidy condition.
Here, 'halde' is used to describe an ongoing state or condition.
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