Breakdown of آیا آنها فردا ما را ملاقات میکنند؟
ما
we
آنها
they
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
فرداfardâ
tomorrow
راrâ
definite direct object marker
ملاقات کردنmolâqât kardan
to meet
Questions & Answers about آیا آنها فردا ما را ملاقات میکنند؟
Why is "us" translated as ما را instead of just ما?
In Farsi, ما means "we". To make it "us" (the direct object receiving the action of being met), you must add the specific object marker را. Together, ما را forms the independent object pronoun for "us". You will do this for all pronouns when they are the direct object (like من را for "me").
Could I put ما را at the end of the sentence like we do in English?
No, Farsi sentences usually end with the verb. The object ما را goes before the verb. The typical order you see here is Subject (آنها) + Time (فردا) + Object (ما را) + Verb (ملاقات میکنند).
Why does the verb ملاقات میکنند have two parts?
This is a very common type of verb in Farsi called a compound verb. It is made of the noun ملاقات (meeting/visit) and the conjugated verb میکنند (they do). Literally, they are saying "they do a meeting".
The sentence includes "tomorrow" (فردا), but isn't the verb میکنند in the present tense?
Good catch! Yes, it is in the present tense. Just like in English where we can say "Are they meeting us tomorrow?", Farsi frequently uses the present tense to talk about fixed plans in the near future.
Is the word آیا required to ask a question?
Not always. In everyday spoken Farsi, people often drop آیا entirely and just raise the pitch of their voice at the end of the sentence to show they are asking a question. However, using آیا is very common in writing or slightly more formal speech to make it completely clear it's a yes/no question.
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