hopdurmaq

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From hopmaq + -dur.

Verb

hopdurmaq (ditransitive)

  1. to absorb, to suck up
  2. to saturate [+nominative = with], to soak [+nominative = in]

Usage notes

When hopdurmaq is used in the sense 'to absorb, to suck up', the two commonly occurring arguments take on nominative and nominative/accusative case markings.

Dəsmalnəmiyaxşıhopdurur.
dəsmalnəm-iyaxşıhop-dur-ur.
towelmoisture-ACCwellsoak.in-CAUS-CONT
Towelmoisturewellmakes soak in
"The towel absorbs moisture well."
Torpaqsuhopdurur.
torpaqsuhop-dur-ur.
soilwatersoak.in-CAUS-CONT
Soilwatermakes soak in
"Soil absorbs water."

When it is used in the sense to 'soak something in something else', the maximum number of arguments is three, and they take on nominative, dative and accusative/nominative case markings.

Mənpaltaraməhlulhopdururam.
mənpaltar-aməhlulhop-dur-ur-am.
1SGcloth-DATsolutionsoak.in-CAUS-CONT-1SG
Ito clothsolutionlet soak in}.
"I am soaking the cloth in solution."

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