Passive Capability (قابل)
To say a product is "rechargeable," "replaceable," or "washable," Farsi uses a passive capability construction.
Take the word قابل (capable of), attach the ezafe linking vowel to make it قابلِ, and follow it with an action noun or a long infinitive. This functions exactly like the English suffixes "-able" or "-ible".
With Action Nouns
Pairing قابل with an action noun like شارژ (charge) creates قابل شارژ (rechargeable), and with تعویض (replacement) creates قابل تعویض (replaceable).
| This vacuum cleaner is rechargeable. | این جاروبرقی قابل شارژ است.in jârubarghi ghâbel shârzh ast. |
| Is the display of this phone replaceable? | آیا نمایشگر این گوشی قابل تعویض است؟âyâ namâyeshgar in gooshi ghâbel-e ta'viz ast? |
With Long Infinitives
You can also form this construction using a long infinitive (the dictionary form of a verb ending in ن). For example, خواندن (to read) becomes قابل خواندن (readable), and دیدن (to see) becomes قابل دیدن (visible).
| The guide for these accessories is not readable. | راهنمای این لوازم قابل خواندن نیست.râhnamâ-ye in lavâzem qâbel-e khândan nist. |
| Let's see if the password is visible. | بیا ببینیم آیا رمز قابل دیدن است.biyâ bebinim âyâ ramz qâbel-e didan ast. |
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