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olunca is the verb olmak (to be / to become) + the converb suffix -ınca / -ince / -unca / -ünce, which often means when / once / as soon as something happens or is true.
So temiz olunca literally means when it is clean / once it’s clean.
In this sentence it introduces the condition/time that makes the second part true.
Turkish usually doesn’t attach -ınca directly to adjectives. Instead, you typically use olmak as a “linking” verb:
- temiz olunca = when (it) is clean
Trying to form something like temizince would sound unnatural/incorrect in standard Turkish.
Yes, Mutfak temizken ben daha rahat yemek yapıyorum is natural too.
Difference in nuance:
- temizken = while the kitchen is clean (a state during which something happens)
- temiz olunca = when/once it becomes clean or when it is (found) clean (often with a slight “trigger/condition” feeling)
In everyday use they can overlap, but olunca can feel more like “if/once it’s clean, then…”.
Here mutfak is the subject of the first clause: Mutfak temiz olunca = When the kitchen is clean. Subjects are typically in the bare form (no case ending).
mutfağı (accusative) would be used if kitchen were a definite direct object, e.g.
- Mutfağı temizleyince... = When I clean the kitchen...
ben means I, and it’s used for emphasis or contrast. It’s not grammatically necessary because yapıyorum already shows 1st person singular.
You can say:
- Mutfak temiz olunca daha rahat yemek yapıyorum. (very common)
Keeping ben can imply something like “as for me / I personally”.
In Turkish, -yor (present continuous) can mean:
1) Right now: I’m cooking (at the moment).
2) General/habitual in a current time frame: I cook / I tend to cook (these days / in general)
Here it most often expresses a general truth/habit: Whenever the kitchen is clean, I cook more comfortably.
If you wanted a more “general/habitual” style, you could also use the aorist:
- ...daha rahat yemek yaparım. = I cook more comfortably.
Both are possible, but they’re not identical:
- yemek yapmak = to make/cook food (very common, broad, includes preparing a meal)
- yemek pişirmek = to cook (by heating), more specifically the “cooking” stage
So yemek yapıyorum sounds like preparing meals in general, which fits well here.
daha = more
rahat = comfortable / at ease / relaxed / easily
So daha rahat yemek yapıyorum means I cook more comfortably / more easily / with less stress.
It can refer to physical comfort (space, cleanliness) and also mental comfort (feeling relaxed).
Turkish word order is flexible, but changes emphasis.
Common alternatives:
- Mutfak temiz olunca daha rahat yemek yapıyorum. (neutral, very natural)
- Ben mutfak temiz olunca daha rahat yemek yapıyorum. (emphasizes I)
- Mutfak temiz olunca yemek yapmayı daha rahat yapıyorum. (possible, but a bit heavier)
The most natural focus pattern is usually: condition clause first, then the main clause.
The verb ending tells you. yap-ıyor-um ends with -um, which marks 1st person singular (I).
So even without ben, the sentence still clearly means I cook / I’m cooking.
It mainly means when/once, but in practice it can also imply a cause-effect relationship:
- Mutfak temiz olunca ben daha rahat yemek yapıyorum.
This can be understood as “When the kitchen is clean, I cook more comfortably” and also “Because the kitchen is clean, cooking feels easier.”
If you want a clearer because, you could use:
- Mutfak temiz olduğu için... = because the kitchen is clean
It’s vowel harmony. The converb suffix changes form to match the last vowel:
- -ınca / -ince / -unca / -ünce
Since ol- has o (a back, rounded vowel), it takes -unca:
- ol + unca → olunca