This is the 15366th most frequent Turkish word.
sürmek
"Sürmek" means "to drive," "to last," "to spread," or "to apply," depending on context.
Here, 'sürmek' refers to distance traveled, indicating the car's action of moving or traveling.
Arabanın geçen hafta ne kadar sürdüğünü hesapladık.
We calculated how far the car traveled last week.
Here, 'sürmek' is used in the sense of 'taking time', denoting the duration it might require to finish reading the book.
Bu kitabı bitirmem birkaç hafta sürebilir.
It may take me a few weeks to finish this book.
In this context, 'sürmek' means 'to spread', referring to the action of applying butter onto bread.