Breakdown of عابر دارد از چهارراه رد میشود.
ازaz
from
عابر'âber
pedestrian
رد شدنrad shodan
to cross / to pass
چهارراهchahârrâh
intersection
Questions & Answers about عابر دارد از چهارراه رد میشود.
How is the present progressive ("is crossing") formed in this sentence?
To show that an action is happening right now, Farsi uses the present tense of dâshtan (to have) as a helper verb, followed by the main verb in the present indicative tense. Here, dârad (he/she/it has) pairs with the compound verb rad mishavad (he/she/it passes) to mean "is crossing".
Where does the helper verb dârad go in the sentence structure?
The helper verb dârad usually comes right after the subject (âber) and before the object or prepositional phrase. It stays separated from the main verb (rad mishavad), which still takes its usual spot at the very end of the sentence.
Why is the preposition az (from) used here?
While in English you just "cross an intersection", the Farsi compound verb rad shodan implies "to pass" or "to cross over". In Farsi, you pass from or through a place, so you must use the preposition az before the location.
How is the word chahârrâh (intersection) built?
It is a compound noun made by combining chahâr (four) and râh (way, path, or road). It literally translates to "four-way" or "crossroads".
How would this sentence change in casual, spoken Farsi?
In everyday conversation, the verbs get shortened. The helper verb dârad becomes dâre and the main verb mishavad becomes mishe. The spoken sentence sounds like: âber dâre az chahârrâh rad mishe.
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