Breakdown of آیا کنار کامپیوتر شارژر نداری؟
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
کامپیوترkâmpyuter
computer
کنارkenâr
beside, next to
داشتنdâshtan
to have
Questions & Answers about آیا کنار کامپیوتر شارژر نداری؟
Why doesn't the verb nadâri have a nemi- prefix to make it negative?
The verb dâshtan (to have) is a special exception in Farsi. Most verbs use the mi- prefix for the present tense and nemi- for the negative (like nemikhânam - I don't read). However, dâshtan doesn't use the mi- prefix at all. To make it negative, you simply add the negative na- directly to the stem, giving us nadâri (you don't have).
Do I always need to use âyâ to ask a yes/no question?
No, you don't! Âyâ is a formal word used at the beginning of a sentence to signal that a yes/no question is coming. In everyday spoken Farsi, people usually drop âyâ completely and just raise the pitch of their voice at the end of the sentence: Kenâr-e kâmpiyuter shârjer nadâri?
How are the words kenâr (beside) and kâmpiyuter connected when spoken?
They are linked by a short "eh" sound called the ezafe. When you say it out loud, it is pronounced kenâr-e kâmpiyuter. This invisible linking vowel is used to connect position words (like beside, under, on) to the noun that immediately follows them.
Where is the word for "a" in "a charger" (shârjer)?