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Breakdown of Uygulamayı güncelleyip duruyorsun.
-yı
accusative
uygulama
the app
güncelleyip durmak
to keep updating
Questions & Answers about Uygulamayı güncelleyip duruyorsun.
What does the -ip durmak construction add to the meaning?
It expresses repeated or persistent action, often with a hint of annoyance or complaint. So Uygulamayı güncelleyip duruyorsun ≈ “You keep updating the app (again and again).” It’s stronger than a plain progressive and suggests the action happens repeatedly.
But doesn’t durmak mean “to stop”? Why does it mean “keep doing” here?
Outside this pattern, durmak can mean “to stop/stand/stay.” In the construction V-ıp durmak, it functions as an auxiliary meaning “to go on doing, to keep (repeatedly) doing.” Think “remain in the state of doing X again and again.” It does not mean “to stop doing X” here.
Why is it written güncelleyip and not “güncelleip” or “güncelliyip”?
The converb is -ip/-ıp/-up/-üp with vowel harmony. When the verb stem ends in a vowel, you insert the buffer -y-: güncelle- + -yip → güncelleyip. Writing “güncelliyip” is incorrect.
Can you break down the whole sentence morphologically?
- Uygulama-yı = application + accusative (definite direct object)
- güncelle-yip = update + converb (-ip) with buffer -y-
- dur-uyor-sun = stay/keep + present continuous + 2nd person singular Overall: “You keep updating the app.”
Why is the object uygulamayı in the accusative (-ı)?
Turkish marks definite direct objects with the accusative. Uygulamayı tells us it’s a specific app (the app we both know about). Without the accusative, the object is indefinite/generic.
What changes if I drop the accusative and say Uygulama güncelleyip duruyorsun?
Then it means “You keep updating apps” in a general/indefinite sense (not one particular app). Native speakers often use the bare object to express a generic or habitual activity.
Is the word order fixed? Can I move elements around?
Turkish is flexible, but default is object before the verb phrase. Variations:
- Uygulamayı güncelleyip duruyorsun. (neutral, definite focus on the app)
- Sen uygulamayı güncelleyip duruyorsun. (adds emphasis on “you”)
- Güncelleyip duruyorsun uygulamayı. (focuses the object at the end; can sound corrective/emphatic) Use word order to highlight the part you want to emphasize.
How is this different from just saying Uygulamayı güncelliyorsun?
- Uygulamayı güncelliyorsun: simple present progressive (“you are updating it”).
- Uygulamayı güncelleyip duruyorsun: repeated/persistent action, often mildly critical (“you keep doing it again and again”).
Are there alternative ways to say “keep updating” with different tones?
- Neutral/continuative: Uygulamayı güncellemeye devam ediyorsun.
- Emphatically frequent: Uygulamayı sürekli/hep güncelliyorsun.
- Stronger complaint: Uygulamayı durmadan güncelliyorsun.
- Colloquial, mildly complaining: Uygulamayı güncelleyip duruyorsun.
How do I change person or tense with this construction?
Conjugate dur-:
- I: güncelleyip duruyorum
- You (sg.): güncelleyip duruyorsun
- He/She: güncelleyip duruyor
- We: güncelleyip duruyoruz
- You (pl./polite): güncelleyip duruyorsunuz
- They: güncelleyip duruyorlar
Past ongoing: güncelleyip duruyordun/du (“you were keeping on updating”).
Future: güncelleyip duracaksın (“you will keep updating”).
How do I make a yes/no question or a negative?
- Question: put the question particle after the auxiliary:
Uygulamayı güncelleyip duruyor musun? - Negative: negate the auxiliary:
Uygulamayı güncelleyip durmuyor musun?
Plain negative statement: Uygulamayı güncelleyip durmuyorsun.
If I want to tell someone to stop, what should I say?
Use a verb like bırak or kes:
- Uygulamayı güncellemeyi bırak! / … kes! = “Stop updating the app!”
“Güncelleyip durma!” literally means “Don’t keep updating,” which is understandable, but bırak/kes is more direct and idiomatic for “stop (doing) it.”
Is this construction colloquial or formal? Any tone implications?
V-ıp durmak is common in everyday speech and often carries a mild complaint/annoyance. In formal writing, you’d more likely see sürekli or devam etmek.
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