No. 3,152 in Turkish
durdu
"Durdu" means "stopped" in English.
In a sentence
Araba kırmızı ışıkta durdu.
The car stopped at the red light.
Here 'durdu' is used as the past tense of the verb 'durmak' meaning 'to stop', indicating the completion of an action.
O, konuşmayı dinlemek için durdu.
He/she stopped to listen to the talk.
'Durdu' indicates a volitional act of ceasing movement or activity for a particular reason.
Doğa, yağmur dindikten sonra tekrar durduğunda huzurluydu.
Nature was peaceful when everything stopped again after the rain ceased.
In this context, 'durdu' reflects a state change or resumption of stillness, tied to the surroundings.
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