otobüsü durdur
/otobysy duɾduɾ/from spelling rules
The phrase for "stop the bus" in Turkish is otobüsü durdur.
This phrase is used to command someone to cause a bus to come to a halt. It contains the word otobüs, which means "bus".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of otobüs (bus), the accusative suffix -ü (the) and the imperative form of the verb durdurmak (to stop or halt).
How does it change in a sentence?
To address multiple people or to be more polite, add the suffix -un to the end of the verb to get otobüsü durdurun. The present continuous form of the phrase is otobüsü durduruyor (he/she/it is stopping the bus), and the past tense form is otobüsü durdurdu (he/she/it stopped the bus).
How do you pronounce it?
The /b/ is like the [b] in "about", the /s/ is like the [s] in "send", the /u/ is like the [oo] in "cool" and the /ɾ/ is like the [t] in the American pronunciation of "atom".
Did you know?
- If you want to get off a bus in Turkey, shouting otobüsü durdur to the driver might actually sound quite rude or strange. Instead, passengers typically call out müsait bir yerde to ask the driver to stop at a 'convenient place'.
- The word otobüs is a loanword from English 'omnibus', but Turkish phonetic rules changed the spelling and pronunciation to fit its own alphabet.
- The verb root dur means 'to stay still', but the word in this phrase, durdurmak, is a causative form that means 'to make something else stay still'.
Examples in context
- Şoför, otobüsü durdur!Driver, stop the bus!
- Çocuk, otobüsü durdurmaya çalışıyor.The child is trying to stop the bus.
Example conversation
Merve and Can are riding the bus together.
- MerveCan, burada inmemiz gerekiyor.Can, we need to get off here.
- CanTamam, hemen otobüsü durdur.Okay, stop the bus right now.
- MerveDüğmeye bastım, duruyor.I pressed the button, it is stopping.
- CanGüzel, hadi inelim.Good, let's get off.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
