Topic: Turkish

"Araba beşinci katta duruyor."

Translation:The car is on the fifth floor.

3 years ago

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/luecke.carl
  • 11
  • 11
  • 11

What does "duruyor" mean in this case? Why is it necessary?

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/AlexinNotTurkey
Mod
  • 25
  • 23
  • 21
  • 21
  • 19
  • 14
  • 14
  • 13
  • 13
  • 12
  • 10
  • 9
  • 7
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 533

"durmak" is kind of a mysterious verb. It can also mean "to stand" and it just kind of means that the car is sitting on that floor. You don't have to use this verb of course :)

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/EhabMohey92
  • 13

himmm.. i think turk use it also as "looks like"..

she looks happy= o mutlu duruyor (or something); I am not sure

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Sotirakis1
  • 22
  • 10
  • 7
  • 3
  • 2
  • 96

'She is happy waiting'?:)

2 weeks ago
https://www.duolingo.com/xferguson
  • 10
  • 10
  • 8
  • 6
  • 4
  • 4

I said the car is "parked", and it said that is wrong.

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Salih_Dz.
  • 18
  • 146

I tried with "The car is stopping on the fifth floor" and it is accepted

3 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/IoannisJoh
  • 24
  • 12
  • 9
  • 5
  • 3

how to you say, the cars stops on the 5th floor

7 months ago
AboutDuolingo English TestMobileGearHelpGuidelinesJobsTermsPrivacy
Learn Turkish in just 5 minutes a day. For free.