Verb Dossier

oturmak

to sit / to live (reside)

oturaorist + -yoru

Quick facts

Infinitive
oturmak
Stem
otur
Last vowel
u
Tenses
Aorist + Present Continuous

Build plan

How to build the form for “Ben …”

Goal: say "I sit" in Turkish.

Stem

otur

Aorist ending

ur

Person ending

um

Result

otururum

Tip: The ending vowels change to match the last vowel of the stem. See verb endings for the full guide.

Usage

How this verb behaves in real use

‘oturmak’ is ‘to sit’, and it can also mean ‘to live/reside’ in a place.

burada oturmak (to live here)

sandalyeye oturmak (to sit on the chair)

oturabilir miyim? (may I sit?)

oturuyor musun? (are you sitting?)

oturmak istemek (to want to sit)

Table 1

Aorist (simple present)

Use this for habits, general facts, and “I do X” statements.

PronounTürkçe
BenBen otururum
SenSen oturursun
OO oturur
BizBiz otururuz
SizSiz oturursunuz
OnlarOnlar otururlar

Table 2

Present continuous (-iyor)

Use this for actions happening right now.

PronounTürkçe
BenBen oturuyorum
SenSen oturuyorsun
OO oturuyor
BizBiz oturuyoruz
SizSiz oturuyorsunuz
OnlarOnlar oturuyorlar

Examples

Real example sentences

Ben burada otururum.

I live here.

Şimdi oturuyorum.

I’m sitting now.

Onlar Ankara’da otururlar.

They live in Ankara.

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