This is the 15996th most frequent Turkish word.
uyumadan
"Without sleeping."
In this sentence, 'uyumadan' is a temporal clause indicating actions performed prior to the act of sleeping.
Uyumadan önce bir kitap okuyorum.
I read a book before sleeping.
Here, 'uyumadan' describes an uninterrupted state, implying no associated sleep occurred.
Uyumadan çalışman gerekliydi.
You needed to work without sleeping.
In this example, 'uyumadan' identifies the subject's state of not sleeping throughout the mentioned duration.