konulduktan

konulduktan is a Turkish verbal participle form derived from the passive verb konulmak, meaning “to be placed” or “to be laid.” It functions to create an adverbial clause that expresses a temporal relationship, roughly “after having been placed.” When combined with the postposition sonra, as in konulduktan sonra, it marks an action that occurs after the preceding action has taken place.

Formation is achieved by attaching the participial suffix to the verb stem konul- (the stem of konulmak). The result is konulduktan, which with sonra forms konulduktan sonra, meaning “after being placed.” The subject of both clauses is typically the same, though Turkish grammar allows some flexibility depending on context.

Usage is common in written Turkish, technical writing, manuals, and descriptive prose. It is used to describe sequences of events and to link clauses in a compact, formal way. Example: Eşyalar konulduktan sonra güvenlik kontrolleri yapıldı. (After the items were placed, security checks were performed.)

Variants and related forms include konulduğunda (when it is placed) and konulduğu (which is placed/that has been placed). These forms share the same participial mechanism and help express different temporal relations tied to the placement action.

Notes: konulduktan is a specialized form used to compress time relationships in Turkish. It is typically followed by another clause and is more common in formal or descriptive contexts than in casual speech. See also Turkish participles and the kapanış of time clauses with sonra.