Bugün bardak tezgâhta devrilip duruyor, ben de dikkatle yerleştiriyorum.

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Breakdown of Bugün bardak tezgâhta devrilip duruyor, ben de dikkatle yerleştiriyorum.

• ben: I
• de: also
• yerleştirmek: to place

Questions & Answers about Bugün bardak tezgâhta devrilip duruyor, ben de dikkatle yerleştiriyorum.

What does the construction devrilip duruyor mean? Is it just a normal present continuous?

No. Verb + -ip + durmak means the action keeps happening repeatedly or annoyingly. Devrilip duruyor suggests the glass “keeps toppling over” or “topples over again and again,” not just “is toppling over right now.” Without this construction, deviriliyor would be a plain progressive (“is being toppled/is toppling over”).

Why is the passive stem devril- used instead of devirmek?

Devirmek means “to knock something over” (transitive). Devrilmek is the passive/unaccusative “to be knocked over / to topple (over).” Using devril- removes or downplays the agent; it’s about what happens to the glass, not who does it. So bardak devrilip duruyor = “the glass keeps toppling over (getting knocked over).”

Could I say düşüp duruyor instead? What’s the difference between devrilmek and düşmek?

You could, but nuance shifts:

• Devrilmek = to topple/overturn (like a vertical object tipping over).
• Düşmek = to fall (more general). For a glass falling onto its side from standing, devrilmek is the precise verb.

What exactly does the -ip do in devrilip duruyor?