sürüyor

Sürüyor is the third-person singular present continuous form of the Turkish verb sürmek. It signals an action that is currently happening or a state that is ongoing, with the subject usually understood from context.

The root sür- has several core meanings, and sürmek can take different objects or contexts. The most common sense is to drive or operate something, especially vehicles or animals: for example, arabayı sürüyor means “he/she is driving the car.” Sürmek can also mean to push, drag, or move something along a surface. In another sense, sürmek can describe the continuation or duration of a situation, such as bir durum sürüyor, meaning “the situation is ongoing” or “this issue persists.” Additionally, sürmek is used in contexts of applying or spreading something, such as kremi yüzüne sürüyor, meaning “she is applying cream to her face.”

Turkish grammar allows the subject to be explicit or omitted in casual speech, since the verb form carries person and number information. Sürüyor therefore can be used with a variety of subjects: o (he/she/it), bu durum (this situation), or the subject can be supplied in the broader sentence. Other related forms include sürerim (I drive), sürüyorsun (you drive), sürüyorsunuz (you drive, plural or polite), and sürer (he/she drives) in different tenses or moods.

In usage, context is essential to interpret the intended meaning of sürüyor, as it spans driving, moving something, continuing a state, or applying something. The word appears in everyday Turkish and is often part of common phrases related to transportation, ongoing processes, or personal care actions.