Tom yerde baygın yatıyordu.
- Tom was lying unconscious on the floor.
Tom yerde baygın yatıyor.
- Tom is lying unconscious on the floor.
Tom bilinçsiz görünüyor.
- Tom appears unconscious.
Tom bilinçsiz değildi.
- Tom wasn't unconscious.
Birkaç gündür kendinde değildi.
- He was unconscious for several days.
Someone who has reeled off a string of baskets will say, I was unconscious, as if he were following the Zen injunction to be mindful while suspending thought.