The verb DUR- and other ways of expressing state of immobility in the modern Turkish language
The Turkish verb dur- has stative and dynamic meanings and is used in combination with names of objects that are able to autonomously or forcibly move or perform work. Dur- is not a posture verb, because it does not correspond to any spatial position of objects and only contraposes motion. The indication of spatial position of objects can be put in effect lexically. Dur- is used as modifying auxiliary verb with progressive or habitual aspectual meanings. The indicative mood suffix -dir, derived from dur- in the modern Turkish language has gained mostly stylistic functions.