Sen gelene kadar ben dolmuş durağında bekleyeceğim.

It means until you come.

In this pattern, Turkish uses verb + -ene kadar / -ana kadar to express until with actions or events:

• gelmek = to come
• gelene kadar = until (someone) comes

So Sen gelene kadar means until you come.

A very similar alternative is sen gelinceye kadar, which also means until you come.

Yes, they often can be omitted.

Turkish verb endings usually already show the subject:

• bekleyeceğim already means I will wait
• the context can often make you clear too

So this sentence could naturally be shortened to:

• Gelene kadar dolmuş durağında bekleyeceğim.

Including sen and ben adds emphasis or contrast, something like:

• As for you, until you come, I will wait...
• I’ll be the one waiting...

So they are not wrong at all; they just make the subjects more explicit.

Because in this pattern, the subject is often shown separately, not inside the verb form itself.

In sen gelene kadar, the word sen tells us who is coming. Turkish does not always mark person on subordinate verb forms the same way English learners might expect.

So:

• ben gelene kadar = until I come
• sen gelene kadar = until you come
• Ali gelene kadar = until Ali comes

The subject is simply stated before gelene kadar.

Here, kadar means until.

But kadar is a flexible word in Turkish. Depending on context, it can also mean things like:

• as much as
• up to
• as far as

In a time expression like gelene kadar, it means until.

A dolmuş is a very common Turkish form of shared public transport, usually a shared minibus or shared taxi running on a set route.

So dolmuş durağı is the place where people wait for a dolmuş: a dolmuş stop.

This is a very culture-specific everyday word in Turkish, so learners often notice it early.

Because dolmuş durağı is a noun compound meaning dolmuş stop.

It is built like this:

• durak = stop
• dolmuş durağı = dolmuş stop

Then the locative ending -da / -de is added to the whole compound:

• dolmuş durağı
  • -nda = dolmuş durağında = at the dolmuş stop

Two things happen here:

1. durak becomes durağ-
   The k softens to ğ in this form.

2. You get -nda instead of plain -da
   That n appears because a case ending is being attached after the compound form.

So durağında is exactly what you would expect from the compound structure.

Bekleyeceğim comes from beklemek, meaning to wait.

It breaks down like this:

• bekle- = wait
• -ecek / -acak = future tense
• -im = I

So the basic idea is:

• bekleyeceğim = I will wait

You may also notice a sound change in spelling:

• expected base: bekleyecek-im
• actual form: bekleyeceğim

The k changes to ğ before the vowel of the personal ending.

It can cover both, depending on context.

In English, you might distinguish between:

• I will wait
• I will be waiting

Turkish often does not need that distinction here. Bekleyeceğim can naturally express either idea, and the context tells you whether the action is just future or ongoing.

In this sentence, English might often translate it as I’ll be waiting, but Turkish simply uses the future form.

Because Turkish normally puts the main verb at the end.

This sentence follows a very typical Turkish order:

• Sen gelene kadar = time clause
• ben = subject
• dolmuş durağında = place
• bekleyeceğim = main verb

So the structure is very natural for Turkish.

Yes, but the default version is very natural.

For example, these are also possible:

• Ben sen gelene kadar dolmuş durağında bekleyeceğim.
• Sen gelene kadar dolmuş durağında bekleyeceğim.

Changing the order usually changes emphasis, not the core meaning.

Turkish allows flexibility, but the verb still usually stays at the end.

Absolutely.

A very natural shorter version is:

• Gelene kadar dolmuş durağında bekleyeceğim.

If you want to keep you explicit but not I, you could say:

• Sen gelene kadar dolmuş durağında bekleyeceğim.

If you want full emphasis on both people, keep both pronouns:

• Sen gelene kadar ben dolmuş durağında bekleyeceğim.

All of these can work; the difference is mainly emphasis.

In modern Turkish, ğ usually is not pronounced like a strong consonant the way English speakers expect.

Very often it:

• lengthens the vowel before it, or
• creates a smooth transition between vowels

So in words like:

• durağında
• bekleyeceğim

the ğ is mostly a soft linking sound rather than a hard g.

This is why learners often find these words easier to pronounce once they stop trying to say a strong English-style g.