“Stop”, “Stops”, “Stopping”, “Stopped” (verbs) in Turkish

In Turkish, “Stop” (the verb) is written as:

Durmak

In Turkish, “Stops” (the verb) is written as:

Durur

(Editor’s note: In Turkish, a suffix may be added onto the root word, Durur, to indicate the subject: Dururum (I), Durursun (You, informal), Durursunuz (You, formal), Durur (He, She, It), Dururuz (We), Dururlar (They).)

In Turkish, “Stopping” (the verb) is written as:

Duruyor

(Editor’s note: In Turkish, a suffix may be added onto the root word, Duruyor, to indicate the subject: Duruyorum (I), Duruyorsun (You, informal),Duruyorsunuz (You, formal), Duruyor (He, She, It), Duruyoruz (We), Duruyorlar (They).)

In Turkish, “Stopped” (the verb) is written as:

Durdu

(Editor’s note: In Turkish, a suffix may be added onto the root word, Durdu, to indicate the subject: Durdum (I), Durdun (You, informal), Durdunuz (You, formal), Durdu (He, She, It), Durduk (We), Durdular (They).)

Listen to these four words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Stop here.”

Burada durun.

 
“He stops by every morning and buys a Turkish newspaper.”

O her sabah uğrar ve bir Türk gazetesi alır.

 
“The vehicle is stopping.”

Araç duruyor.

 
“Let’s stop here and get gas.”

Burada duralım ve benzin alalım.

 
“The joggers stopped to wait for the light to change.”

Koşucular ışığın değişmesini beklemek için durdular.
 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Stop”, “Stops”, “Stopping”, “Stopped” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic