Bulundururlar

Bulundururlar is a Turkish verb form derived from bulundurmak, meaning to possess, to keep on hand, or to have in stock. The form represents the present simple tense for third-person plural subjects, indicating a habitual or general state. In use, bulundururlar describes what a group or institution routinely keeps or maintains, such as inventories, resources, or documents.

Etymology and form: bulundurmak is built from the root bulundur- plus the infinitive marker mak. The present-tense stem is bulundur-, to which the present tense marker ur is added, and the third-person plural suffix -lar is appended, yielding bulundururlar. This construction is common for regular Turkish verbs and conveys a routine or established condition.

Usage and contexts: bulundururlar is commonly used with organizational or collective subjects such as kurumsal entities, companies, libraries, universities, or municipalities. It can denote keeping physical items, such as products or books, as well as maintaining intangible assets like documents or records. Examples include: “Şirketler bu ürünleri stoklarında bulundururlar” (Companies keep these products in stock); “Kütüphaneler bu tür eserleri bulundururlar” (Libraries hold such works); “Üniversiteler arşivlerinde nadir belgeler bulundururlar” (Universities keep rare documents in their archives).

Scope and nuance: the verb emphasizes active maintenance or availability rather than mere ownership. It often implies accessibility or readiness for use by others, reflecting the practical role of a holder or custodian within an organization or system. The form is typically complemented by other tenses or moods to describe past, future, or conditional states.

Related forms include bulundurmak (infinitive) and bulundurulması (nominalization).