Word
آیا وقتی که هوا سرد است، محصولات را چیدهاند؟
Meaning
Have they picked the crops when the weather is cold?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of آیا وقتی که هوا سرد است، محصولات را چیدهاند؟
بودنbudan
to be
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
سردsard
cold
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about آیا وقتی که هوا سرد است، محصولات را چیدهاند؟
Why do we use the normal present tense است after وقتی که instead of the subjunctive?
In Farsi, when وقتی که (when) describes a general fact or a routine condition, like the weather being cold, it is followed by the indicative tense. Here, that is the normal present tense verb است. You would use the subjunctive after وقتی که if you were talking about an uncertain future event, but this sentence asks about a general situation.
What tense is چیدهاند and how is it built?
It is the Present Perfect tense, meaning they have picked. You form it by taking the past stem of the verb چیدن (to pick), which is چید, adding the suffix ه, and then attaching the present 'to be' ending for 'they', which is اند.
Why do we need the word را after محصولات?
The word را is the definite direct object marker. It shows that the action of picking is happening to specific crops (the crops) rather than just picking any crops in general.
Do I always need to use آیا to ask a yes or no question?
No, آیا is a formal word used to introduce a yes/no question. In everyday spoken Farsi, people usually drop it completely and just use a rising tone of voice at the end of the sentence to show it is a question.
How is the plural word محصولات formed?