Word
ابزار مکانیک داخل ماشین است.
Meaning
The mechanic's tool is inside the car.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about ابزار مکانیک داخل ماشین است.
How does Farsi say "the mechanic's tool" in this sentence?
In Farsi, you don't use an apostrophe "s". Instead, you use the Ezafe particle (a short "e" sound) to link the item owned to the owner. Here, abzār (tool) is linked to mekānik (mechanic) with this invisible "e" sound, making it abzār-e mekānik (literally: tool of mechanic).
Is there an Ezafe between dāxel (inside) and māšin (car) too?
Yes! Many location words in Farsi act like nouns and need the Ezafe to connect to the next word. So you say dāxel-e māšin (literally: inside of car). It works exactly like the possession rule you are learning in this lesson!
The English translation says "the" mechanic and "the" car, but I don't see a word for "the" in Farsi. Why?
Farsi does not have a direct equivalent for the definite article "the". Words like mekānik and māšin can mean "a mechanic" or "the mechanic", depending on the context. Because we are talking about a specific situation here, it naturally translates to "the" in English.
Why is the verb ast (is) at the very end of the sentence?
In Farsi, the main verb almost always goes at the very end of the sentence. The standard order here is Subject (abzār-e mekānik) + Location (dāxel-e māšin) + Verb (ast).