duru
adjective B2- clear, transparent
- pure, spotless
- clear, pure, easy to understand
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in durum.
The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: durusunda. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -su. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: durusunda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: durusuyla. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -su. After a vowel, y joins the ending: durusuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Komşular birbirini tanır ve zor durumda olan birine hemen yardım eder.
Neighbors know one another and quickly help anyone who is in trouble.
Akla ilk gelen cevap, fıkraların olağanüstü kısalığıdır: Çoğu, birkaç cümlelik bir durumla açılır ve tek bir nükteyle kapanır.
The first answer that comes to mind is the anecdotes’ extraordinary brevity: most of them open with a situation a few sentences long and close with a single witticism.
Herkes bu duruma çok şaşırıyor.
Everyone is very surprised at this situation.
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