Breakdown of همهشان عضو این تیم هستند.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
همهhame
all, everyone
تیمtim
team
عضوozv
member
Questions & Answers about همهشان عضو این تیم هستند.
How does همهشان mean "all of them"?
The word همه (hame) means "all". By attaching the third-person plural ending -شان (-shān), which usually means "their", you get همهشان (hame-shān) meaning "all of them". You can do this with other endings too, like همهمان (hame-mān) for "all of us".
The English translation says "members", but عضو (ozv) is singular. Why isn't it plural?
In English, we say "they are members" to match the plural subject. In Farsi, when you describe what a group of people are (like their role, job, or status), the noun often stays singular. So, همهشان عضو... هستند feels a bit like "All of them are member...". You don't need to use the plural form of عضو here.
How is "of this team" expressed here? I don't see a separate word for "of".
The "of" connection is made using the invisible ezafe vowel (an "-e" sound) added to the end of the first word. It links عضو (ozv) to این تیم (in tim). When spoken, it sounds like ozv-e in tim (member of this team).
Why do we use the plural verb هستند (hastand) instead of a singular verb?
Because همهشان refers to multiple people ("all of them"), it acts as a plural subject. In Farsi, verbs for human subjects must agree in number, so you need the third-person plural verb هستند (they are) rather than the singular است (is).
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