ما در مورد این موضوع بحث میکنیم.mâ dar mored-e in mowzu' bahs mikonim.
We are discussing this topic.
Breakdown of ما در مورد این موضوع بحث میکنیم.
ما
we
این
this
در موردdar mored
about / regarding
موضوعmowzu'
subject / topic
Questions & Answers about ما در مورد این موضوع بحث میکنیم.
Why is there an Ezafe (the "e" sound) at the end of mored?
dar mored is a compound preposition meaning "about" or "regarding." In Farsi, when a compound preposition is built using a noun (like mored, which originally means "case" or "instance"), it must be linked to the following word using the Ezafe. That is why it is pronounced dar mored-e.
In English we say "discussing this topic," not "discussing about this topic." Why do we use dar mored-e here?
While "discuss about" sounds redundant in English, the Farsi verb bahs kardan (to discuss/argue) usually requires a preposition to introduce the topic. You will almost always see it paired with dar mored-e, dar bâre-ye, or râje' be (which all mean "about").
Should there be an Ezafe between in (this) and mozu' (topic)?
No. Demonstrative words like in (this) and ân (that) come before the noun and never take an Ezafe. So it is simply in mozu', without any linking sound.
How is the verb bahs mikonim formed?
It is a compound verb made of the noun bahs (discussion or debate) and the verb kardan (to do). Here, kardan is conjugated for "we" in the present tense (mikonim). Literally, the phrase translates to "we do discussion."