-iyor

== Turkish == === Alternative forms === -iyo (informal) -iy, -iyi (dialectal, rustic) -io (text messaging) -iyoru (dialectal, Eskişehir) -iye (dialectal) === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـییور (-iyor, -ıyor), from Old Anatolian Turkish ـه‌یورر (-eyorur, -ayorur), ـه‌یور (-eyor, -ayor), from Old Anatolian Turkish یورمق (yorımaq), یورمك (yörimek), from Proto-Turkic *yorï- (“to walk”), which was used as an auxillary verb, compare Kazakh жүру (jüru) where it still is. Cognate with dialectal Azerbaijani -iyour, Gagauz -iy, -ii, -er, -êr, Azerbaijani -ir, -ır, -ür, -ur (only in the sense of a continious action), Turkmen -ýar. === Suffix === -iyor Suffix creating present continious tense, denoting action happening at the time. Niçin böyle düşünüyorsun? ― Why are you thinking so? ==== Usage notes ==== The r in the suffix is often dropped in spoken language İçiyom (I am drinking) instead of içiyorum İçiyosun/İçiyon (you are drinking) instead of İçiyorsun Usual negative suffix -ma/-me turns into -mı/-mi/-mu/-mü when used with the present tense. Bakmıyorum (I am not looking) ==== Related terms ====