Breakdown of راجع به آن شایعه صحبت نکن!
آن
that
صحبت کردنsohbat kardan
to speak / to talk
شایعهshâye'e
rumor
راجع بهrâje' be
about
Questions & Answers about راجع به آن شایعه صحبت نکن!
Why do we say râje' be instead of using the ezâfe connector like we do with dar bâre-ye?
While dar bâre and dar mored use the ezâfe (the connecting -ye or -e sound) to link to the noun, râje' works differently. It is always paired with the preposition be (meaning to or at) to mean about. You will never hear râje'-e, it must always be râje' be.
How do we form the negative command sohbat nakon?
sohbat kardan is a compound verb meaning to talk. To make a negative command (do not talk), we take the present stem of the doing part, kon, and add the negative prefix na-. This gives us nakon. The noun part, sohbat, stays exactly the same and remains separate.
What does the apostrophe in râje' mean for pronunciation?
The apostrophe represents a specific letter borrowed from Arabic that acts as a glottal stop. For English speakers, it means a very tiny catch in the throat, similar to the middle of the word uh-oh. In fast, casual Farsi, native speakers often soften or drop this catch entirely, making it sound simply like râje be.
Could I put the phrase râje' be ân shâye'e after the verb?
No, Farsi is a verb-final language. The verb or verb phrase, like sohbat nakon here, almost always goes at the very end of the sentence. Prepositional phrases like râje' be ân shâye'e (about that rumor) generally must come before the verb.
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