durup dururken

Turkish

Etymology

Compound of dur- (to stop, to stand still) + -up + dur- + -ur + -ken, literally while standing still continuously.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duˈɾup.du.ɾuɾ.cen/
  • Hyphenation: du‧rup‧du‧rur‧ken

Adverb

durup dururken

  1. (figuratively) for no apparent reason, without provocation, out of the blue
    Synonyms: durduk yerde, sebepsiz yere, sebepsizce
    Evdeki eşyalar durup dururken bozuluyor.The appliances at home break down for no apparent reason.
  2. (figuratively) suddenly, abruptly, just like that
    Synonyms: birdenbire, birden, ansızın, apansızın, aniden
    Ve bir gün, durup dururken her şey değişti.And one day, just like that, everything changed.
  • durmadan
  • durup dinlenmeden

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