Breakdown of جشنواره در تهران برگزار میشود، چون آن شهر بزرگ است.
است
is
آن
that
بزرگbozorg
big / large
شهرshahr
city
Questions & Answers about جشنواره در تهران برگزار میشود، چون آن شهر بزرگ است.
How does the verb برگزار میشود work in this sentence?
It is a compound verb meaning "is held" or "is organized." It comes from the infinitive برگزار شدن. This is the passive form of برگزار کردن (to hold/organize). In Farsi, passive verbs are often formed using the helper verb شدن (to become). Here, میشود is the third-person singular present tense, so the literal meaning is close to "becomes organized."
Why is the verb میشود in the middle of the sentence instead of at the very end?
While Farsi is a Subject-Object-Verb language, verbs go at the end of their specific clause, not necessarily the end of the entire sentence. This sentence has two separate clauses joined by چون (because). میشود sits correctly at the end of the first clause, while است sits at the end of the second clause.
Are there other words I can use instead of چون for "because"?
Yes, you will also frequently see برای این که (baraye in ke) or زیرا (zira). چون (chon) is very common in everyday Farsi and works exactly like "because" or "since" in English to introduce a reason.
Why is there no ezafe linking vowel in آن شهر بزرگ?
Demonstrative words like آن (that) and این (this) always point directly to a noun, so they come before it without an ezafe. If you wanted to say the phrase "that big city," you would need an ezafe between the noun and adjective: (aan shahr-e bozorg). In this sentence, however, (is) separates them, making the complete thought "that city is big."