Toplantı bitmişken dosya ekini tekrar kontrol edelim; sonra tahtadaki planı sileriz.

Since the meeting is over, let’s check the file attachment once more; then we can erase the plan on the board.

Breakdown of Toplantı bitmişken dosya ekini tekrar kontrol edelim; sonra tahtadaki planı sileriz.

• plan: the plan
• sonra: then
• bitmek: to end
• toplantı: the meeting

Questions & Answers about Toplantı bitmişken dosya ekini tekrar kontrol edelim; sonra tahtadaki planı sileriz.

What does bitmişken mean here?

Bitmişken comes from bitmiş + -ken.

• bitmiş = finished / ended
• -ken often means while, but with a completed form like bitmiş, it often means now that / since

So Toplantı bitmişken means something like:

• Now that the meeting is over...
• Since the meeting has ended...

In this sentence, it gives the reason or convenient moment for the next action.

Why is it bitmişken, not biterken or bittiğinde?

These forms mean different things:

• biterken = while it is ending / as it is ending
• bittiğinde = when it ended / when it has ended
• bitmişken = now that it has ended / since it is already over

Here, the idea is not during the ending of the meeting. The idea is that the meeting is already finished, so this is a good time to do something else. That is why bitmişken fits well.

What is the function of -ken in Turkish?