öldürürken
Öldürürken is a Turkish adverbial participle formed from the verb öldürmek, meaning to kill. The form expresses simultaneity, translating roughly to "while killing" or "during the act of killing." It is used to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause, indicating that the action described in the -ken clause occurs at the same time as the action in the main clause.
Formation and grammar: Öldürürken is created by attaching the suffix -ken to the verb stem, typically on
Usage: The -ken participle is commonly found in narrative and descriptive prose to provide background information
Examples: "Yazar, karakteri öldürürken içsel çatışmasını betimliyor." (The author depicts the inner conflict while the character
See also: Turkish adverbial participles, -ken form, Turkish grammar.