Breakdown of عابرها دارند در پیادهرو قدم میزنند.
درdar
in
عابر'âber
pedestrian
پیادهروpiyâde-ro
sidewalk
قدم زدنqadam zadan
to stroll / to walk
Questions & Answers about عابرها دارند در پیادهرو قدم میزنند.
How is the present progressive tense formed in this sentence?
To express an action happening right now, Farsi uses the present tense of dâshtan (to have) as a helper verb. Here, dârand is the helper verb for 'they', and mi-zanand is the main verb. Because the subject âber-hâ (pedestrians) is plural, both verbs take the third-person plural ending -and.
Why are the helper verb dârand and the main verb qadam mi-zanand separated by other words?
In Farsi, the helper verb for the present progressive (dârand) usually comes right after the subject. The main verb (qadam mi-zanand) still goes at the very end of the sentence. Any prepositional phrases or objects, like dar piâdero (on the sidewalk), are placed between them.
What is the literal translation of the compound verb qadam mi-zanand?
The infinitive is qadam zadan. Qadam means 'step' or 'pace', and zadan usually means 'to hit' or 'to strike'. Together, 'striking steps' translates to strolling or taking a walk.
How is the word for sidewalk, piâdero, constructed?
It is a compound word made of two parts. Piâde means 'on foot', and ro is the present stem of the verb 'to go' (raftan). Therefore, piâdero is literally a path for going on foot.