kurmak

verb A1

to assemble (transitive)
to establish (transitive) · Atatürk, ülkenin ilk yıllarında sayısız fabrikalar kurdu., Atatürk established numerous factories in the early years of the country.
to found (transitive) · 29 Ekim 1923'te Atatürk Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'ni kurdu., On October 29 1923, Atatürk founded the Republic of Türkiye.
to wind up (a clock, etc.) (transitive) · Yatmadan önce saatini kurmayı unutma., Don't forget to wind up your watch before bed.
to install (transitive) · Yeni yazılımı dizüstü bilgisayarıma kurdum., I installed the new software on my laptop.
to set a table (transitive)
to set a trap (transitive) · Avcılar, ormanda keklik avlamak için tuzak kurdular., Hunters set traps in the forest to hunt partridges.
to create (transitive)

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kurassemble uyorpresent continuous umI

The stem, then -iyor, then a person ending. The first vowel of -iyor follows vowel harmony (geliyor, alıyor, okuyor, görüyor), but -yor never changes, so the person endings after it are always back: -um, -sun, -uz.

From the library

Çimenlerin üstüne bağdaş kurdular.

Seçme hikâyeler, p. 4 · C1

Karşı evlerin pencerelerinde lambalar birer birer yandı; tül perdelerin ardında, yüzlerini hiçbir zaman göremeyeceğim insanların gölgeleri sofra kuruyor, çay demliyordu.

In the windows of the houses opposite, lamps came on one by one; behind the tulle curtains, the shadows of people whose faces I would never see were setting tables and brewing tea.

Yağmurlu bir akşam, p. 1 · C2

Hemen göl kenarında uygun bir yer bulup büyük çadırımızı kurduk.

We immediately found a suitable place by the lake and pitched our big tent.

Abant Gölü'nde Kamp, p. 1 · B1

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