Breakdown of آنها به دوختن لباسها فکر میکنند.
آنها
they
لباسlebâs
dress / clothes
بهbe
to
فکر کردنfekr kardan
to think
دوختنdukhtan
to sew
Questions & Answers about آنها به دوختن لباسها فکر میکنند.
The word for "sewing" is دوختن. Since we are learning about past stems, how do we extract the past stem from this verb?
To find the past stem of any Farsi infinitive, you just remove the final ن at the end of the word. For دوختن (to sew), dropping the ن leaves us with the past stem دوخت. You will use this stem whenever you need to build past tense verbs!
Why do we use the preposition به (to) instead of a word for "about"?
The compound verb فکر کردن (to think) naturally pairs with the preposition به. So while in English we say we "think about" something, in Farsi you always "think to" something.
Why is the full infinitive دوختن (to sew) translated as an "-ing" word ("sewing")?
In Farsi, the infinitive form of a verb can act as a noun, just like English verbs ending in "-ing" (gerunds). When following a preposition like به, using the full infinitive is the standard way to express a general action like "sewing".
How is the word لباسها formed?
It is formed by the noun لباس (dress or article of clothing) attached to the regular plural suffix ها. While "clothes" is already a plural concept in English, Farsi requires this plural marker to clearly show they are thinking about multiple garments.
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