yükselirken

Yükselirken is a Turkish adverbial participle form of the verb yükselmek, meaning “to rise” or “to ascend.” It denotes that an action happens at the same time as rising, roughly translating to “while rising” or “as one rises.” The form is created by attaching the adverbial participle suffix -ken to the verb stem yüksel-, with Turkish vowel harmony applied. The result is a clause that can function as a dependent adverbial phrase within a sentence.

In usage, yükselirken connects two clauses to express concurrent actions or background information. The subject is often the same in both clauses, but Turkish also allows different subjects by placing them in separate clauses, as in a sentence where the subject changes between the rising action and the main action. It is a common device for describing movement, elevation, or progression in both physical and figurative senses.

Examples:

- O yükselirken güneşin doğuşunu gördü. (As he was rising, he saw the sunrise.)

- Ben yükselirken kardeşim arkamdan geldi. (While I was ascending, my brother came up behind me.)

- Yükselirken dikkatli ol. (Be careful while ascending.)

Translations and equivalents include “while rising,” “as one rises,” or “during ascent,” depending on context. Yükselirken is part of a broader set of Turkish adverbial participles formed with -ken, alongside related forms such as -ince (after) and -erek/-arak (while, by doing). It serves to add temporal nuance to descriptions of movement, growth, or progression in both everyday and literary Turkish.