Bu kadar yorgunken evde kalmak daha mantıklı.

When you're this tired, staying at home is more sensible.

Breakdown of Bu kadar yorgunken evde kalmak daha mantıklı.

• olmak: to be
• bu: this
• evde: at home
• kalmak: to stay

Questions & Answers about Bu kadar yorgunken evde kalmak daha mantıklı.

What does -ken mean in yorgunken?

-ken means something like while, when, or in the state of being.

So yorgunken comes from yorgun (tired) + -ken, and it means:

• while tired
• when (someone is) tired
• being tired / in a tired state

In this sentence, Bu kadar yorgunken... means when you’re this tired or while this tired.

Turkish often uses -ken to set the situation for the main action:

• Evdeyken = while at home
• Küçükken = when (I/he/she) was little
• Yorgunken = when tired

Why is there no subject like sen in the sentence?