Türüdür

Türüdür is a Turkish predicative form that expresses that something is a kind, type, or category. It occurs in contexts where a statement defines or classifies an entity by its kind, similar to saying “is a type” in English.

Morphologically, türüdür is built from the noun tür, meaning “type” or “kind.” A possessive suffix -ü is added to form türü, indicating “its type/kind.” The copular suffix -dür, the third-person singular form of the verb olmak “to be,” is then attached to yield türüdür. The result functions as a full predicate in a clause, for example in a sentence such as Bu örnek bir türüdür.

Usage of türüdür tends to appear in formal, technical, or encyclopedic prose, where precise categorization is important. It is less common in everyday speech, where speakers might choose simpler constructions such as bu bir tür (this is a kind/type) or daha sade ifadeler.

Examples:

- Bu örnek bir türüdür. (This example is a kind/type.)

- Bu bitki, nadir bir türüdür. (This plant is a rare species/type.)

- Bu gruptaki öğe, kendi içinde bir türüdür. (The item in this group is, in itself, a kind.)

Etymology and related notes: türüdür is a compound formed from tür, the possessive suffix -ü, and the copular suffix -dür. It shares its underlying logic with other Turkish predicative forms built from nouns plus the copula, though its use remains specialized to definitional or taxonomic contexts. See also tür.