Learn Turkish: Ben böyle gamsızken, pasaklı olmayı hiç umursamıyorum. - While I am this carefree, I do not care at all about being messy.

The suffix -ken means "while" or "when." While you often see it attached to verbs (like yaparken - while doing), you can also attach it directly to adjectives and nouns. In these cases, it implies the verb "to be." So, gamsızken translates to "while being carefree."

Why does olmayı have the accusative -ı ending?

The verb umursamak (to care about, to mind) requires its object to be in the accusative case. Here, the object is the verbal noun phrase "being messy" (pasaklı olma). To show that this entire concept is the specific thing you are not caring about, you add the accusative suffix and a buffer letter y, making it olmayı.

Why is hiç translated as "at all" here instead of "never"?

When hiç is paired with a negative verb, it intensifies the negation. While it often translates to "never" (especially with the aorist or past tense, like hiç gitmedim), in this context with a continuous state (umursamıyorum), it naturally translates as "not at all."

What is the root of the word gamsız?

It comes from the noun gam, which means "grief," "sorrow," or "worry." By adding the suffix -sız (meaning "without"), it becomes gamsız—literally "without worry," which perfectly describes someone who is carefree, thick-skinned, or laid-back.