Breakdown of لطفاً یک نامه برای مدیر بنویسید.
یکyek
one / a, an
لطفاًlotfan
please
برایbarâye
for
نامهnâme
letter
نوشتنneveshtan
to write
مدیرmodir
manager
Questions & Answers about لطفاً یک نامه برای مدیر بنویسید.
How is the verb بنویسید formed to make it a command?
This is the formal or plural command form. You make it by adding the command prefix be- to the present stem of the verb (which is nevis for the verb 'to write'), and then adding the plural 'you' ending -id. So, be- + nevis + -id = benevisid.
Since بنویسید has a plural ending, does this mean I am talking to more than one person?
It could be, but not necessarily! The ending -id is used when talking to a group of people ('you all'), but it is also used as a polite, formal way to speak to just one person. In a professional setting like asking someone to write to a manager, using this polite form is expected.
Why do we use برای (for) instead of 'to' like in the English translation?
In Farsi, when you write a letter 'to' someone, you often phrase it as writing a letter 'for' them. So برای مدیر literally means 'for the manager', which is a very natural way to say 'to the manager' in this context. You could also use به (to), but برای is very common.
What are the two little diagonal lines on top of the last letter in لطفاً?
That symbol is called a tanvin, and it comes from Arabic. It tells you to pronounce the end of the word with an 'an' sound instead of just reading the standard alphabet letters. That is why لطفاً is pronounced 'lotfan' (meaning 'please').
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