Breakdown of دزدیدن ماشین همکارشان خطرناک است.
بودنbudan
to be
ماشینmâshin
car
همکارhamkâr
colleague
خطرناکkhatarnâk
dangerous
دزدیدنdozdidan
to steal
Questions & Answers about دزدیدن ماشین همکارشان خطرناک است.
This sentence starts with the infinitive دزدیدن (to steal). How do we find its past stem?
To find the past stem of a Farsi verb, you simply drop the final ن (n) from the infinitive. For دزدیدن, dropping the ن gives you the past stem دزدید (dozdid). You will use this stem to build all of your past tense verbs!
Why does دزدیدن translate to "stealing" instead of "to steal"?
In Farsi, the infinitive form of a verb frequently acts as a noun, similar to English words ending in "-ing" (gerunds). Therefore, depending on the English translation, دزدیدن can mean both "to steal" and "stealing".
Are there any hidden Ezafe sounds connecting the words at the beginning of the sentence?
Yes, there are two! You pronounce the first part as dozdidan-e mashin-e hamkar-eshan. The hidden ـِ (e) sounds link "stealing" to "car", and "car" to "colleague", showing that they belong together in one descriptive chain.
How is "their" expressed in the word همکارشان?
The word همکار means "colleague". To say "their", we attach the possessive pronoun ending ـشان (eshan) directly to the end of the noun, creating همکارشان (their colleague).
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