Breakdown of معلم صحبت میکند و دانشجو فکر میکند.
و
and
معلمmo'allem
teacher
دانشجوdâneshju
university student
صحبت کردنsohbat kardan
to speak / to talk
فکر کردنfekr kardan
to think
Questions & Answers about معلم صحبت میکند و دانشجو فکر میکند.
Why are the verbs for 'speaks' and 'thinks' made up of two words each?
In Farsi, many verbs are compound verbs created by pairing a noun or adjective with a basic helper verb. For example, صحبت means speech or conversation, and فکر means thought. When you add the helper verb میکند (he/she does) to them, you get صحبت میکند (he/she speaks) and فکر میکند (he/she thinks).
Where does the helper verb میکند come from?
It comes from the infinitive کردن (to do or to make), which is the most common helper verb used to build compound verbs in Farsi. The می prefix tells us this is occurring in the present tense, and the ـَد ending shows it is the third-person singular (he/she/it) form, matching the teacher and the student.
Could I put the two parts of the compound verb in a different order, like میکند صحبت?
No, the order is fixed. In a compound verb, the non-verb part (like صحبت or فکر) always comes immediately before the conjugated helper verb (like میکند).
Is دانشجو used for any type of student?
No, دانشجو specifically means a university or college student. If the teacher in this sentence were teaching younger children in a primary or high school, the word for those students would be دانشآموز instead.
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