Breakdown of کار کردن با این لپتاپ جدید عالی است.
است
is
عالی
excellent
این
this
جدیدjadid
new
لپتاپlaptâp
laptop
باbâ
with
کارkâr
work
کردنkardan
to do / to make
Questions & Answers about کار کردن با این لپتاپ جدید عالی است.
Why does this sentence use the infinitive form کار کردن instead of a conjugated verb?
In Farsi, infinitives (verbs ending in -dan or -tan) double as nouns. Just like we add "-ing" in English to make "working" the subject of a sentence, Farsi simply uses the full infinitive. So کار کردن translates perfectly to "working" here.
Since this lesson is about present stems, how do I find the present stem of کار کردن?
کار کردن (to work) is a compound verb made of the noun کار (work) and the helper verb کردن (to do). To find the stem of a compound verb, you only change the helper verb. کردن is irregular, so you can't just drop the -dan. Its present stem is کن (kon), which you just have to memorize. Therefore, the present stem of the whole verb is کار کن (kār kon).
Is there an invisible "ezafe" vowel connecting این, لپتاپ, and جدید?
Yes, but only between the noun and the adjective! Pointer words like این (this) come before the noun and do not use the ezafe. However, because جدید (new) describes the laptop, it comes after the noun and needs the connecting "e" sound. The phrase is pronounced "in lap-tāp-e jadid".
Why are عالی and است placed at the very end of the sentence?
In Farsi, the main conjugated verb—in this case, است (is)—almost always goes at the very end of the sentence. The word عالی (excellent) describes the whole subject ("working with this new laptop"), so it naturally sits right before the final verb.
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