Questions & Answers about Tabela parkta duruyor.
Duruyor is the present‐continuous tense (“is standing”).
• durur would be simple present/habitual (“it stands [regularly]”), and
• durdu is simple past (“it stood” or “it stopped”).
Using duruyor indicates the sign is currently in a standing state.
You start with the root (dur-), add the vowel‐harmonized continuous suffix -iyor, and then the person ending (here zero for 3rd singular).
• Root dur- + harmony -uyor (because u in the root) + Ø = duruyor.
Turkish is generally Subject–Object–Verb (SOV). Here it’s Subject (tabela) + locative object (parkta) + verb (duruyor). You can swap the locative phrase for emphasis:
• Parkta tabela duruyor. (Emphasize “in the park.”)
• Tabela parkta duruyor. (Neutral.)
Attach the question particle -mu (in its neutral form) after the verb:
Tabela parkta duruyor mu?
Literally “Sign in-the-park is‐standing‐Q?”
• Parkta tabela var uses var (“there is/are”) to state existence—“There is a sign in the park.”
• Parkta tabela duruyor describes the sign’s posture or placement—“A sign is standing in the park,” giving a more vivid image.