oturuyorum

oturuyorum is the first-person singular present continuous form of the Turkish verb oturmak. It can mean “I am sitting” or “I live/reside,” depending on the context. The base verb oturmak has two general senses in Turkish: to sit in a chair or to reside/dwell in a place. The form oturuyorum is created by adding the present continuous suffix -yor to the verb stem and the personal ending -um for first person singular. In other words, otur- + -uyor + -um yields oturuyorum.

Usage examples illustrate its dual meaning. Şu anda oturuyorum means “I am sitting right now.” İstanbul'da oturuyorum means “I live in Istanbul” (I am residing there). Evde oturuyorum can convey being at home, either physically sitting or dwelling there, again depending on context. Because Turkish uses context to distinguish meaning, oturuyorum commonly functions for ongoing actions as well as temporary or current residence.

In full conjugation, oturmak gives forms like oturuyorsun (you are sitting), oturuyor (he/she/it is sitting), and otururlar (they are sitting) in the present continuous, reflecting Turkish verb morphology with the same -yor construction across persons.

See also: Turkish grammar, Turkish verbs, present continuous tense in Turkish.