-ekalmak/ -akalmak in Turkish, -edurmak/ -adurmak in Turkish
This suffix gives this meaning to the verb it is used with: The verb has continued, continues or will “continue for a while”.
⇒Karşımda seni bir anda görünce şaşakaldım.
(I was surprised (for a while) to see you in front of me all of a sudden.)
⇒Korkunç sözleri karşısında donakaldı.
(S/he was stunned (for a while) by his terrible words.)
⇒Ben dönene kadar siz bu oyuncaklarla oynayadurun.
(Keep playing with these toys until I get back.)
⇒Yol bitmedi! Günlerce gidedurduk.
(The road is not over! We went (for a while) for days.)
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