Breakdown of دانشجوها چرا خسته هستند؟
خسته
tired
دانشجوdâneshju
university student
بودنbudan
to be
چراcherâ
why
Questions & Answers about دانشجوها چرا خسته هستند؟
In English, "why" is at the beginning of the sentence. Why is چرا (cherâ) in the middle here?
Farsi generally uses an "in-situ" word order, meaning question words often sit exactly where the answer would go. However, چرا (cherâ) is quite flexible. It most commonly goes right after the subject, giving us: Subject (دانشجوها) + Why (چرا) + Adjective (خسته) + Verb (هستند).
Can I put چرا (cherâ) at the very beginning of the sentence instead?
Yes, you can! While placing it after the subject is very natural and common in everyday Farsi, saying چرا دانشجوها خسته هستند؟ is also perfectly correct and means the exact same thing.
How do we form the plural word for "students" in this sentence?
The singular word for university student is دانشجو (dâneshjoo). To make it plural, we just add the standard Farsi plural suffix ها (hâ) to the end, giving us دانشجوها (dâneshjoo-hâ).
Why is the verb هستند (hastand) used here instead of است (ast)?
هستند is the "they" form of the verb "to be" (are). Because the subject دانشجوها (the students) is plural and refers to human beings, the verb must match it by using the third-person plural form.
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