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Buraya kadar gelmişken davetliler için bir sürahi limonata da getir.
Meaning
Since you’ve come this far, bring a pitcher of lemonade for the guests too.
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Breakdown of Buraya kadar gelmişken davetliler için bir sürahi limonata da getir.
bir
a
gelmek
to come
da
also
için
for
Questions & Answers about Buraya kadar gelmişken davetliler için bir sürahi limonata da getir.
What does gelmişken mean here?
Gelmişken is a very common Turkish structure meaning something like:
- since you’ve come
- now that you’ve come
- while you’re here / while you’ve come this far
It comes from:
- gel- = to come
- -miş = a past/perfect-like form
- -ken = while/when
So gelmişken does not literally map neatly to one single English tense. In real usage, it often gives the sense of:
- since that has already happened, you might as well do this too
In this sentence, Buraya kadar gelmişken... has the natural meaning: Since you’ve already come all the way here...
It often carries a practical or opportunistic tone, similar to while you’re at it.
Why is it buraya and not burada?