Word
آنها دارند از اتوبوس پیاده میشوند.
Meaning
They are getting off the bus.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of آنها دارند از اتوبوس پیاده میشوند.
آنها
they
ازaz
from
پیاده شدنpiyâde shodan
to get off / to disembark
اتوبوسotobus
bus
Questions & Answers about آنها دارند از اتوبوس پیاده میشوند.
How is the present progressive formed here when the main verb is a compound verb?
The main verb is پیاده شدن (piyâde shodan - to get off/become on foot). We make it present progressive by adding the helper verb دارند (dârand) for 'they'. The helper verb goes early in the sentence, while the two parts of the compound verb (پیاده and میشوند) stay together at the end.
Why does the helper verb دارند (dârand) not have a می (mi-) prefix?
The verb داشتن (dâshtan) is special. Whether it means 'to have' or acts as a helper for the present progressive tense, its present tense form never takes the mi- prefix.
Why do we use the preposition از (az), meaning 'from', instead of a word for 'off'?
In Farsi, the compound verb پیاده شدن (piyâde shodan) literally means 'to become on foot'. So, instead of getting 'off' a bus, you are literally 'becoming on foot from' the bus. That is why the preposition از is used here.
Could I move دارند (dârand) to the end so it sits right next to the main verb?
Usually, no. In Farsi, the helper verb دارند typically goes right after the subject (آنها). The main verb stays at the very end of the sentence, meaning the two verbs frame the rest of the information (از اتوبوس) between them.