sürdürüyor

Sürdürüyor is a Turkish verb form that expresses an ongoing action or state. It is the present continuous (progressive) form of the verb sürdürmek, meaning to maintain, to keep up, or to prolong. The form indicates that the subject is currently performing the act of sustaining or continuing something.

Etymology and grammar: The verb sürdürmek is built from the root sür- with affixes that convey causative or transitive meaning, together with the infinitive -mek. The present continuous suffix -iyor attaches to the stem, with vowel harmony affecting the exact shape, yielding sürdürüyor for the third person singular. Turkish verbs inflect for person and number, so sürdürmek can appear as sürdürür, sürdürüyorsunuz, sürdürüyorlar, and so on, in different contexts. Sürdürüyor is therefore used with a subject like o (he/she/it) or a noun phrase to describe an action that is being maintained at the present moment.

Usage and nuance: Sürdürüyor is commonly used to describe ongoing activities, processes, or conditions that are being kept up over time. It often pairs with a direct object or complement indicating what is being kept up, such as a habit, production level, or standard. For example: “Şirket, üretim kapasitesini sürdürüyor” (The company is maintaining its production capacity); “O, disiplinli çalışmayı sürdürüyor” (He/she is maintaining disciplined work). The form communicates persistence and continuity rather than a completed action.

Related forms and notes: The related adjective sürdürülürlebilir (sustainable) shares the same root, as in sürdürülebilirlik (sustainability). Sürdürüyor, along with sürdürüldü and sürdürülecek, participates in wider Turkish tense and aspect systems used to describe ongoing maintenance across time.