Breakdown of آنها امروز اسبابکشی کردهاند.
آنها
they
امروزemruz
today
اسبابکشی کردنasbâb-keshi kardan
to move (residence)
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Questions & Answers about آنها امروز اسبابکشی کردهاند.
How is the verb کردهاند formed in this sentence?
It is in the Present Perfect tense for they. It combines the past participle of کردن (to do), which is کرده, with the short ending for they, which is اند. Together, کرده plus اند becomes کردهاند.
Why does the phrase for moving have two separate words?
To move house is a compound verb in Farsi: اسبابکشی کردن. When making the Present Perfect tense, the first part (اسبابکشی) stays exactly the same, and only the helper verb (کردن) changes to کردهاند.
What do the parts of the word اسبابکشی literally mean?
اسباب means stuff, belongings, or furniture, and کشی comes from the verb کشیدن meaning to pull or drag. So, moving to a new house is literally described as dragging your stuff!
This sentence uses they have moved. How would I change the verb to say he has moved?
For the third-person singular (he or she), the Present Perfect uses the full word است instead of a short attached ending like اند. So, they have moved is اسبابکشی کردهاند, but he has moved would be اسبابکشی کرده است.
Why is there a slight gap in the middle of کردهاند instead of a full space?