"derken" meaning in Turkish

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈdeɾ.cen/, [ˈdæɾ̞̊cæn]
Etymology: Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دیر ایكن, دیركن, equivalent to der (third-person singular indicative aorist of demek) + -ken (“while”), literally “while saying”. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tr|ota|دیر ایكن|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ottoman Turkish دیر ایكن, {{inh+|tr|ota|دیر ایكن}} Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دیر ایكن, {{tr-verb form of|demek|title=der}} third-person singular indicative aorist of demek, {{af|tr|der<pos:third-person singular indicative aorist of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="tr">demek</i></span>>|-ken<t:while>|lit=while saying}} der (third-person singular indicative aorist of demek) + -ken (“while”), literally “while saying” Head templates: {{head|tr|adverb|head=}} derken, {{tr-adv}} derken
  1. and then (used for instantaneous actions that occur during the course of a longer action in recounting a past event)
    Sense id: en-derken-tr-adv-DrvA-9bM
  2. (with first person singular optative suffix -eyim/-ayım) while (used for unintended, often unwanted, actions that happen while doing something else)
    Sense id: en-derken-tr-adv-1ctCaw~O Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header, Turkish terms suffixed with -ken Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 0 Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 0 Disambiguation of Turkish terms suffixed with -ken: 27 73 0
  3. what I mean by …
    Sense id: en-derken-tr-adv-xdzbC9ho
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dediğim
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