Oturup

Oturup is a Turkish verbal form derived from the verb oturmak, meaning to sit. It functions as an adverbial or conjunctive participle in Turkish, used to connect two clauses and indicate that the action of sitting occurred prior to or at the same time as the action described in the following clause. The form is not a standalone word with its own independent meaning; rather, it is a grammatical connector that links verbs.

Formation and variants

Oturup is created by adding the converbal suffix to the verb stem otur-, yielding oturup. Turkish allows variant spellings of this converbal suffix depending on vowel harmony, producing forms such as -ıp, -ip, -up, -üp. In the case of otur-, the resulting form is oturup. This participle can be combined with a main verb to express sequential or simultaneous actions, e.g., oturup düşünmek means “to sit and think.”

Usage

The oturup construction is common in both spoken and written Turkish and is used to show that the first action (sitting) leads into or accompanies the second action. It can appear at the beginning or inside a sentence and is often followed by a finite verb in the main clause. It is one of several Turkish converbs, with other related forms including yapıp, görüp, and girip, which serve similar sequential-conjunction purposes with different verbs.

Examples

Oturup düşündüm. (I sat down and thought.)

Oturup notlar aldı. (He sat down and took notes.)

Oturup çalışmaya başladı. (He sat down and began to work.)

See also

Turkish grammar, converbal participles, -ıp/-ip/-up/-üp suffixes.