oturmak
to sit / to live
LevelA1
Word typeVerb
Frequency rank#324
Meanings
- to sit
- to live
Example sentences
Burada otur.
Sit here.
Buraya otur.
Sit here.
oturmak in real sentences
2,584 short Tatoeba sentences with an English translation use this word. Here are 3, with the form of the word each one uses.
Bütün gün güneşte oturma iyi olamaz.
It can't be good sitting in the sun all day.
Form: oturma · Tatoeba #1038920Masanın diğer ucunda oturan adam kim?
Who is the man sitting at the other end of the table?
Form: oturan · Tatoeba #1083472Tom ukelelesini çalarak masanın kenarında oturuyordu.
Tom was sitting on the edge of the desk playing his ukulele.
Form: oturuyordu · Tatoeba #1122863
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Conjugating oturmak
Stem otur-. The present continuous adds -(I)yor and the past tense adds -DI, each followed by a personal ending.
| Person | Present continuous | Past |
|---|---|---|
| ben | oturuyorum | oturdum |
| sen | oturuyorsun | oturdun |
| o | oturuyor | oturdu |
| biz | oturuyoruz | oturduk |
| siz | oturuyorsunuz | oturdunuz |
| onlar | oturuyorlar | oturdular |
Grammar note
Can mean 'to sit' or 'to live/reside'
Often in the same sentence
Words that most often appear alongside this one in the Tatoeba sentences.