Çizelgeyi güncelleyip durmayın; önce kararı verelim.

Stop updating the schedule over and over; let’s decide first.

Breakdown of Çizelgeyi güncelleyip durmayın; önce kararı verelim.

• önce: first
• karar vermek: to decide
• çizelge: the schedule
• güncelleyip durmak: to keep updating

Questions & Answers about Çizelgeyi güncelleyip durmayın; önce kararı verelim.

What does güncelleyip durmayın actually mean?

It literally looks like don’t stop after updating, but in Turkish the pattern V-(y)ip durmak means to keep doing V repeatedly/annoyingly/continually. So güncelleyip durmayın means don’t keep updating (it) or stop constantly updating (it). The negative imperative -mayın addresses a plural or a single person politely.

Isn’t durmak “to stop”? How can durmayın mean “don’t keep doing it”?

Alone, durmak does mean “to stop/stand.” But in the construction V-(y)ip durmak, it functions as an aspectual auxiliary meaning to keep doing V (often with an exasperated tone). So:

• Güncelleyip duruyor. = He keeps updating (it).
• Güncelleyip durmayın. = Don’t keep updating (it).

If you say güncellemeyi durdurmayın, that means the opposite: don’t stop the updating.

What does the -(y)ip part do in güncelleyip?

-(y)ip is a converb (a linker) that connects verbs with the same subject, often forming set aspectual expressions like V-(y)ip durmak. It’s attached to the verb stem with a buffer y when needed for phonetic ease: güncelle- + y + ip → güncelleyip.