Breakdown of دانشجویان از واژهنامه استفاده نکردند.
دانشجوdâneshju
university student
ازaz
from
واژهنامهvâzhe-nâme
dictionary
استفاده کردنestefâde kardan
to use
Questions & Answers about دانشجویان از واژهنامه استفاده نکردند.
How do we make the compound verb in this sentence negative?
The verb here is estefāde kardan (to use). To make it negative in the simple past, we only change the helper verb at the very end. We add the negative prefix na- to the past stem kard and attach the ending for they, which is -and. This gives us estefāde nakardand.
Why is the word az (from) used before the dictionary?
In Farsi, the verb estefāde kardan (to use) always requires the preposition az. You cannot just say you use an object directly; you must literally say you make use from it. That is why the sentence says az vāženāme estefāde nakardand.
Why does dānešjūyān (students) end in -yān instead of the regular plural ending -hā?
While -hā is the most common plural ending for everything, Farsi often uses -ān specifically for people. Because dānešjū (university student) ends in a vowel, we add a y sound to connect them, making it -yān. Both dānešjūyān and dānešjūhā are correct, but the one used here is very common in writing.
How does the word vāženāme mean dictionary?
It is a compound word made of two smaller parts: vāže (word) and nāme (book or letter). So a word book translates perfectly to a dictionary in Farsi!
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