Su taşınca mutfağı temizliyorum.

to overflow

Breakdown of Su taşınca mutfağı temizliyorum.

• temizlemek: to clean
• -ınca: when
• -ı: accusative

Questions & Answers about Su taşınca mutfağı temizliyorum.

What does -ınca / -ince / -unca / -ünce mean in taşınca?

It’s a converb (adverbial verb form) that most commonly means when / once / whenever / if something happens.

• Su taşınca = when/whenever the water overflows (often a repeated situation)
• It can also feel conditional in context: if the water overflows (then…)

So taşınca is not a full finite verb like taştı (it overflowed); it’s more like overflowing/once it overflows used to set the time/condition for the main clause.

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Why is it taşınca and not something like taşarken?

Both exist, but they’re not the same:

• Su taşınca: focuses on the moment it overflows / once it overflows (trigger event)
• Su taşarken: means while it is overflowing (ongoing simultaneous action)

So your sentence frames cleaning as a response that happens after/once overflow occurs, not necessarily during the overflow.

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How is taşınca built? What is the dictionary form?