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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
- (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.
- (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.
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