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yıpranmak

verb
  1. to become worn out (intransitive)
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yıpranbecome worn out ıyorpresent 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

Üstünü değiştirmeye vakit bulamadığı için, üzerindeki eski ve yıpranmış kıyafetlerle davete katıldı.

Because he couldn't find time to change his clothes, he attended the invitation with the old and worn-out clothes on him.

Ye, Kürküm, Ye!, p. 1 · B2
Bu eşyaların en altında, kendi elleriyle özenle çizdiği eski ve yıpranmış bir harita duruyordu.

At the very bottom of these belongings lay an old and worn map that he had carefully drawn with his own hands.

Büyük Dedenin Haritası, p. 1 · B2
Aylin, evin zamanla yıpranmış tahta kapısına şefkatle dokunurken duygulanıp gözyaşlarına hakim olamadı.

While Aylin affectionately touched the house's wooden door worn by time, she got emotional and couldn't hold back her tears.

Büyük Dedenin Haritası, p. 1 · B2

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