Görünümdür

Görünümdür is a Turkish word that can be analyzed as a finite predicative form built from the verb stem görün- (to appear, to seem) with the noun-forming suffix -üm to yield görünüm (appearance) and the copula-like suffix -dür to mark declarative assertion in the third person. In this analysis, görünümdür expresses a state of being or a character of appearance, roughly translating to “it is an appearance” or “it seems/appears to be,” depending on context and interpretation.

Morphologically, the form is often described as a compound-like construction: the verb root görün- contributes the semantic core (appearance, visibility), -üm nominalizes the stem to a noun of state (görünüm, meaning appearance), and -dür finalizes the clause as a definite assertion. The exact interpretation can vary with syntactic role and discourse context, making görünümdür a stylistically marked or archaic-tinged form in some analyses.

Usage and context are limited in everyday modern Turkish. Görünümdür is comparatively rare and is more likely to be encountered in linguistic discussions, historical texts, or literary writing that experiments with morphological forms. Contemporary Turkish typically prefers açık/ görünür or modern copular arrangements for the same ideas, such as “görünür” (it appears) or “görünüm” in noun phrases denoting appearance.

See also: görünü- verbs, görünüm (appearance), -dür as a copula-related suffix in Turkish morphology, Turkish predicative forms.