hapsolmak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حبس اولمق. Equivalent to hapis + olmak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhap.sol.mak/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hap‧sol‧mak

Verb

hapsolmak (third-person singular simple present hapsolur)

  1. to be imprisoned, to be jailed
    2012, “Hayat Bu İşte [This Is Life]”, in e-akustik [e-acoustic], performed by maNga:
    Hayat bu işte / Kanatlanıp gitmek dururken dört duvar içinde hapsolursun / Yaşamak için bir neden ararken ölmek için bulursun
    This is life / When you try to grow wings and escape, you become trapped between four walls / When you look for a reason to live, you find one to die

Conjugation

References

  • hapsolmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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