tutuyor

Tutuyor is a Turkish verb form derived from tutmak, meaning to hold, keep, grasp, or retain. It is the third-person singular present continuous (progressive) form, used to describe an action that is currently taking place and is performed by the subject. In Turkish, the present continuous is formed by adding the suffix -iyor (with vowel harmony) to the verb stem; for the stem tut-, the result is tutuyor. The subject pronoun is often omitted when the context makes the subject clear.

Usage of tutuyor extends to both physical holding and figurative or abstract keeping. For example, O elindeki kitabı tutuyor means “He/she is holding the book in his/her hand.” Kedi ipi tutuyor can be used for “The cat is holding the rope.” The form can also appear in figurative phrases such as sözlerini tutuyor (“keeps his/her word”) or ilkeleri tutuyor (“upholds principles”), depending on context.

Turkish verbs are highly inflected for person and number. The present continuous forms change according to the subject: tutuyorum, tutuyorsun, tutuyor, tutuyoruz, tutuyorsunuz, tutuyorlar. The dictionary form remains tutmak, while tense and aspect are expressed through these conjugations. Related forms include the present simple (tutarım, tutarsın, tutar, tutarız, tutarsınız, tutarlar) and other present continuous forms with different subjects.

In summary, tutuyor is the common Turkish form for “is holding” or “holds” with a singular subject in the present continuous aspect, and it reflects Turkish verb-conjugation patterns and broad semantic range from physical actions to abstract keeping.