Turkish Word of the Day
oturmak
/o-tur-MAK/ • verb — 5th of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: to sit; to live/reside (in a place); to stay in a position
Examples
- Lütfen otur.
(Please sit down.) - Ben İstanbul'da oturuyorum.
(I live in Istanbul.) - Bilgisayarın başında uzun süre oturmak sağlığa zararlı.
(Sitting at the computer for a long time is harmful to health.)
Synonyms
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Oturmak is commonly used to tell someone to sit (imperative: otur), to say where someone lives (e.g. 'Ankara'da oturuyorum'), and to describe staying in a position or spending time doing something (e.g. 'ders dinlerken oturmak'). It appears in many conjugated forms like oturuyorum (I am sitting / I live) and oturur musun? (will you sit? / do you live?).
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