Questions & Answers about ماشینها به تهران میرود.
Why is the verb میرود (goes) in the singular form when the subject ماشینها (cars) is plural?
In Farsi, when a plural subject is an inanimate object (not a person or animal, like ماشینها), the verb usually takes the third-person singular form. That is why we use میرود (he/she/it goes) instead of the plural میروند (they go).
Could we use the plural suffix ـان (-ân) instead of ـها (-hâ) for ماشین?
No. The suffix ـان (-ân) is generally reserved for living things, like people and certain animals. Since ماشین (car) is an inanimate object, it must use the standard plural suffix ـها (-hâ).
If I want to say "The cars are going to Tehran" right now, does the Farsi sentence change?
No, it stays exactly the same. The present tense in Farsi using the prefix میـ (mi-) covers both general habits (they go) and actions happening right now (they are going).
How is میرود usually pronounced in everyday spoken Farsi?
In informal, conversational Farsi, the formal written word میرود (mi-ravad) is almost always shortened to میره (mi-re).
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