دورهی دوم فردا تمام میشود.dowre-ye dovom fardâ tamâm mishavad.
The second course finishes tomorrow.
Breakdown of دورهی دوم فردا تمام میشود.
فرداfardâ
tomorrow
شدنshodan
to become
تمامtamâm
whole, all / finished / over (to finish)
دومdovom
second
دورهdowre
course
Questions & Answers about دورهی دوم فردا تمام میشود.
Why is the word order 'course second' (دورهی دوم) instead of 'second course'?
In Farsi, ordinal numbers that end in -om (like دوم) act exactly like regular adjectives. This means they must come after the noun they describe, and they are linked to the noun using the Ezafe connector. That's why we say دورهی دوم (dowreh-ye dovvom) rather than putting the number first.
The word for 'two' is دو (do). How does it become دوم (dovvom) for 'second'?
To make this type of ordinal number, you normally just add -om to the end of the number (like چهارم for fourth). However, because دو (do) ends in a vowel and -om starts with a vowel, a 'v' sound acts as a bridge to make it easier to pronounce. It is spelled دوم and pronounced 'dovvom' (often with a stressed, doubled 'v' sound).
Why does دوره have the letter ی added to the end of it here?
The base word for course/period is دوره (dowreh), which ends in a silent 'h' (pronounced as 'eh'). When you need to attach the Ezafe to connect it to the adjective دوم, you can't just add an 'e' sound. It becomes a 'ye' sound. In writing, this is shown by adding the letter ی after the silent 'h'.
Why does the verb تمام میشود (tamaam mishavad) mean 'finishes'?
تمام میشود is a compound verb literally meaning 'it becomes finished', made from تمام (finished/complete) and میشود (the present form of 'to become'). In Farsi, when an event or thing ends on its own (like a course or a movie), we use تمام شدن (to become finished). If a person is finishing a task, you would use تمام کردن (to make finished / to do a finish) instead.
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