No. 1,347 in Turkish
olunca
"Olunca" means "when it happens" or "upon happening."
In a sentence
Film başlayınca herkes sessizleşti.
When the movie started, everyone became quiet.
The word 'olunca' in this sentence is used to indicate an event that happens when a specific condition is met, signaling a temporal correlation.
Hava güzel olunca dışarı çıkarız.
When the weather is nice, we go out.
Here, 'olunca' expresses a cause-effect relationship where nice weather results in the action of going out.
Yorgun olunca erken uyurum.
When I am tired, I go to bed early.
The term 'olunca' here is used to connect a certain state (being tired) with its consequent action (going to bed early).
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