جذب کردن
jazb kardan
To absorb in Persian is جذب کردن (jazb kardan).
The phrase جذب کردن is used for both physical absorption, such as a sponge absorbing water and for metaphorical attraction, such as attracting attention or customers.
Meaning: to suck up or drink in (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun jazb, meaning attraction or pulling and the verb kardan, meaning to do.
How does it change in a sentence?
To create the passive form 'was absorbed', you add the past stem of shodan (to become) to the noun jazb, resulting in جذب شد.
How do you pronounce it?
jazb kardan
Did you know?
- While جذب کردن is used for sponges, it is also the standard way to describe a company hiring new employees or 'absorbing' talent.
- The word kardan shares a distant ancestral root with the English word 'work' through the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷer-.
- The verb 'kardan' in جذب کردن acts as a 'light verb', a common Persian pattern where a noun is paired with 'to do' to create a new action.
Example conversation
Reza and Zahra are talking about a new sponge in the kitchen.
- رضا Rezaاین اسفنج خیلی خوب آب را جذب میکند.in esfonj kheyli khub āb rā jazb mikonad.This sponge absorbs water very well.
- زهرا Zahraبله، برای نظافت آشپزخانه عالی است.bale, barāye nezāfat-e āshpazkhāne āli ast.Yes, it is great for cleaning the kitchen.
- رضا Rezaآیا ظرفیت جذب کردن آن زیاد است؟āyā zarfiyat-e jazb kardan-e ān ziyād ast?Is its absorption capacity high?
- زهرا Zahraبله، خیلی زیاد آب جذب میکند.bale, kheyli ziyād āb jazb mikonad.Yes, it absorbs a lot of water.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries جذب, جذب کردن, کردن, CC BY-SA 4.0.
