Breakdown of امروز همهی کارگرها خسته هستند.
خسته
tired
بودنbudan
to be
امروزemruz
today
همهhame
all, everyone
Questions & Answers about امروز همهی کارگرها خسته هستند.
Why do we add an -ye sound to the end of hame here?
hame means "all", and it links to the noun it describes using an Ezafe. Because hame ends in a spoken vowel, the Ezafe linking sound becomes -ye instead of just -e. This gives us hame-ye kārgar-hā (all of the workers).
Does the noun after hame always need a plural marker like -hā?
Yes, when you are talking about countable things or people. Just like in English, we say "all the workers," not "all the worker." That is why we use the plural kārgar-hā here instead of the singular kārgar.
Why does the time word emruz (today) come before the subject?
In Farsi, it is very common and natural to place time words at the very beginning of the sentence. You can also say hame-ye kārgar-hā emruz khaste hastand, but starting with emruz sets the scene immediately.
Why is the verb hastand (they are) in the plural form?
In Farsi, when the subject is a group of people or living things, the verb must match it in the plural. Since hame-ye kārgar-hā refers to multiple people, we use the "they" form of the verb, hastand.