Breakdown of آیا دانشآموزان ظهر داخل مدرسه هستند؟
بودنbudan
to be
داخلdâkhel
inside
مدرسهmadrese
school
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
دانشآموزdânesh-âmuz
student
ظهرzohr
noon
Questions & Answers about آیا دانشآموزان ظهر داخل مدرسه هستند؟
The English translation says 'at noon'. Where is the word for 'at' in the Farsi sentence?
In Farsi, you don't usually need a preposition like 'at' or 'in' before times of day like zohr (noon) or sobh (morning). You just place the time word directly in the sentence, usually right after the subject.
Why does the word for students end in -ân (dânesh-âmuzân) instead of the usual -hâ plural?
While -hâ is the standard plural ending for almost everything in Farsi, -ân is a plural suffix used specifically for living things, like people and animals. Since students are people, dânesh-âmuzân is very common, especially in writing or formal contexts. In casual speech, you might still hear dânesh-âmuzhâ.
I see dâkhel (inside) and madrese (school) next to each other. Is there a hidden sound connecting them?
Yes! You need to use the Ezâfe, which is a short 'e' sound, to connect the location word to the place itself. It is pronounced dâkhel-e madrese. You can think of this invisible connector as meaning 'inside of the school'.
Do I always have to use âyâ to ask a yes or no question?
No, you don't! Âyâ is a formal word used to signal a question. In everyday spoken Farsi, people usually drop it completely and just raise the pitch of their voice at the end of a normal sentence to show they are asking a question.
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