keçmək

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *geč (“to pass”)^[1]. Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (käč-, “to pass through”), Turkish geçmek, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ket͡ʃˈmæk], [ket͡ʃˈmæj]
• (Absheron) IPA^(key): [ket͡ʃˈmej]
• (Tabriz) IPA^(key): [ɡeʃˈmɑx]^[2]
• Hyphenation: kəs‧mək

Verb

keçmək

1. (intransitive) to pass through something
2. (intransitive, figuratively, with ablative) to pass (a test etc)

   sınaqdan keçmək ― to pass a test

3. (intransitive) to enter, to come in

   Buyurun, keçin içəri! ― Please, come inside! (said to several people)

4. (intransitive) to pass, to go away (of illness, troubles, etc)

   Qrip bir həftədən sonra keçdi ― The flue went away after a week.

   Bu da keçər ― This too shall pass.

5. (intransitive) to go, to turn out, to result.

   İmtahanın necə keçdi? ― How did your exam go?

   Heç də yaxşı keçmədi, kəsildim. ― It didn't go well at all, I flunked.

6. (intransitive, with dative) to spread (of desease), infect

   • 2016 June 16, Day.az‎:

     QİÇS xəstəliyi mənə ərimdən keçdi.

     I got the disease AIDS from my husband. (Literally, "The disease AIDS went over to me from my husband")

   Synonym: yoxulmaq

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