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In Turkish, when a situation is already in motion or a task has just been completed, you can suggest doing an extra, related action using the suffix combination **-mışken**. This acts as an opportunistic converb, translating roughly to "while you're at it" or "since [X] has already happened."

To form it, add the perfective suffix **-mIş** (following 4-way vowel harmony) and the converb **-ken** (which remains invariable). Because **-mIş** always ends in the consonant **ş**, you will never need a buffer letter **y**. The resulting forms are simply **-mışken**, **-mişken**, **-muşken**, and **-müşken**.

### Running Errands

You will frequently hear **-mışken** used to tack on extra chores when someone is already out and about. It perfectly captures the logic of "Since I've already gone outside, I might as well do this too."

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### Making the Most of a Situation

This structure works beautifully for larger projects, like fixing a car or doing home maintenance. If you have already gone through the trouble of opening a machine or taking it to a shop, you might as well take care of other parts while you are at it.

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### Emphasizing the Opportunity with "Hazır"

To strongly emphasize that a golden opportunity has presented itself, place the word **hazır** at the beginning of the clause. While **hazır** normally means "ready," in this context it means "now that" or "since the opportunity is sitting right here."

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### Dealing with Troubles

Sometimes the situation is not a happy opportunity, but rather a hassle that dictates your next move.

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If a place or an object has caused you trouble, you can use **-mışken** to decide your next step based on that pre-existing annoyance—for example, deciding to abandon a task entirely.

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Taking the opportunity (-mışken)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

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The time question word (ne zaman)

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Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
Since I have gone outside, I have to pay the bill too.	Dışarı çıkmışken faturayı da ödemek zorundayım.
ATM	bankamatik
delicatessen	şarküteri
Since you have dropped by the ATM, buy some cheese from the delicatessen too.	Bankamatiğe uğramışken şarküteriden peynir de al.
loose change / coins	bozukluk
Since I opened my wallet, I gave the child all the loose change.	Cüzdanı açmışken çocuğa bütün bozuklukları verdim.
I have nothing other than loose change; since we have gone to the ATM, let's withdraw some money.	Bozukluktan başka hiçbir şeyim yok, bankamatiğe gitmişken biraz para çekelim.
repair shop / garage (mechanic's)	tamirhane
windshield wiper	silecek
Since we have taken the car to the repair shop, we have to renew the wipers too.	Arabayı tamirhaneye götürmüşken silecekleri de yenilemek zorundayız.
Since we have replaced the engine, which is the main problem, let's renew the wipers too.	Asıl sorun olan motoru değiştirmişken silecekleri de yenileyelim.
to cause trouble for / to occupy	uğraştırmak
Since we have hit the road, let's test the wipers that always cause us trouble in the rain.	Yola çıkmışken yağmurda bizi hep uğraştıran silecekleri test edelim.
screwdriver	tornavida
to oil / to lubricate	yağlamak
Since you opened the box with a screwdriver, oil its lock too.	Kutuyu tornavida ile açmışken kilidini de yağla.
Since we have removed the lock, which is the main problem, we have to paint the door too.	Asıl sorun olan kilidi sökmüşken kapıyı da boyamak zorundayız.
since / now that (seizing the opportunity)	hazır
mop / doormat	paspas
Since the floor has already been cleaned by the cleaner with a mop, please do not enter inside.	Hazır zemin temizlikçi tarafından paspasla temizlenmişken lütfen içeri girmeyin.
Since the room has already been cleaned, I put a clean doormat in front of the door.	Hazır oda temizlenmişken kapının önüne temiz bir paspas koydum.
duvet cover / bed linen	nevresim
Since you entered the bedroom, throw the dirty bed linens into the machine.	Yatak odasına girmişken kirli nevresimleri makineye at.
Since we have already found the new duvet covers in the closet, let's prepare the bed right away.	Hazır yeni nevresimleri dolapta bulmuşken yatağı hemen hazırlayalım.
Since we went to the repair shop, let's give back that old screwdriver too.	Tamirhaneye gitmişken o eski tornavidayı da geri verelim.
Since the engine gave us trouble, they should oil it too at the repair shop.	Motor bizi uğraştırmışken tamirhanede onu da yağlasınlar.
Since that delicatessen gave us trouble, let's not buy anything.	O şarküteri bizi uğraştırmışken hiçbir şey almayalım.

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