Breakdown of سخنرانی قبل از جشنواره برگزار میشود.
قبل ازqabl az
before
سخنرانیsokhanrâni
lecture
جشنوارهjashnvâre
festival
برگزار شدنbargozâr shodan
to be held
Questions & Answers about سخنرانی قبل از جشنواره برگزار میشود.
Why do we use az after ghabl? Can I just say ghabl jashnvāreh?
In Farsi, when you use ghabl (before) or ba'd (after) directly with a noun, you must connect them using az. So, ghabl az jashnvāreh is the correct way to say "before the festival." You cannot skip the az.
The translation says "is held." How does the verb bargozār mishavad work here?
This is the passive compound verb bargozār shodan (to be held / to take place). Because the subject is "the lecture" (an "it"), the "to be" part of the verb takes the third-person singular form mishavad. The prefix mi- shows it is a present or general routine action.
If I wanted to say "after the festival," what would I change in this sentence?
You would simply replace ghabl az with ba'd az. The rest of the sentence stays exactly the same: sokhanrāni ba'd az jashnvāreh bargozār mishavad.
Could I move ghabl az jashnvāreh to the very beginning of the sentence?
Yes, Farsi time phrases are flexible. Moving it to the front (ghabl az jashnvāreh, sokhanrāni bargozār mishavad) is perfectly natural and just puts a little more emphasis on when the lecture is happening.
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