Word
او معمولاً آنلاین نیست چون گوشی ندارد.
Meaning
He is usually not online because he does not have a phone.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of او معمولاً آنلاین نیست چون گوشی ندارد.
او
he/she
بودنbudan
to be
گوشیgushi
phone
داشتنdâshtan
to have
Questions & Answers about او معمولاً آنلاین نیست چون گوشی ندارد.
Where should I place adverbs of frequency like معمولاً in a Farsi sentence?
In Farsi, adverbs of frequency like معمولاً (usually) typically come right after the subject, just like او (he/she) in this sentence. They can also go at the very beginning of the sentence for emphasis, but putting them immediately after the subject is the standard word order.
What is the little double-line symbol at the end of معمولاً?
That symbol is a special Arabic ending used in Farsi called tanvin. It makes an 'an' sound. You will see it on many adverbs of frequency and degree, making the word معمولاً pronounced as 'ma'mulan'.
Why are there two different ways to say 'not' in this sentence (نیست and ندارد)?
For the verb 'to be', the negative is a specific word: است (is) becomes نیست (is not). But for almost all other verbs like 'to have', you make them negative by just adding the prefix نـ (na-). So دارد (he has) becomes ندارد (he does not have).
Does او only mean 'he'?
No, Farsi pronouns are completely gender-neutral. او (u) can mean 'he' or 'she' depending on the context. If we were talking about a woman, the Farsi sentence would remain exactly the same.
Is گوشی the general word for any telephone?