Questions & Answers about هر دقیقه در این مسابقه مهم است.
Why is دقیقه (minute) singular after هر (every)?
In Farsi, the word هر (har), meaning "every" or "each", must always be followed by a singular noun. Just like in English where we say "every minute" instead of "every minutes", Farsi uses the singular دقیقه (daqiqe) instead of the plural دقیقهها (daqiqe-ha).
Can I use همه (hame) to mean "all minutes" instead of هر in this sentence?
You can, but it changes the grammar. همه (all) usually takes a plural noun, so you would say همه دقیقهها (all the minutes). Using هر دقیقه (every minute) is often more natural here because it emphasizes the importance of each individual moment in the match.
The words دقیقه and مسابقه both end in the letter 'heh' (ه). Do I pronounce it as an 'h' sound?
No, you don't. When the letter 'heh' (ه) appears at the very end of these words, it is silent and simply creates a short "e" vowel sound. You pronounce them as daqiqe and mosabeqe. This "silent heh" is extremely common in Farsi.
Why is the phrase در این مسابقه (in this match) placed in the middle of the sentence?
Farsi sentence structure typically puts the verb است (is) at the very end. The adjective مهم (important) stays attached right before the verb. The phrase در این مسابقه is an extra detail, so it naturally gets sandwiched between the subject هر دقیقه (every minute) and the adjective-verb pair at the end.