Breakdown of زمانی که کشاورزان همدیگر را میبینند، در مورد محصول صحبت میکنند.
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
صحبت کردنsohbat kardan
to speak / to talk
راrâ
definite direct object marker
همدیگرhamdigar
each other
در موردdar mored
about / regarding
کشاورزkeshâvarz
farmer
زمانی کهzamâni ke
when (conjunction)
محصولmahsul
crop / harvest
Questions & Answers about زمانی که کشاورزان همدیگر را میبینند، در مورد محصول صحبت میکنند.
Why does the sentence start with زمانی که instead of the word کی?
کی (key) is the question word for 'when' (like 'When are you going?'). But to connect statements like 'When X happens, Y happens', you use a conjunction. Here we use زمانی که (zamâni ke), which literally means 'the time that'. You could also use وقتی که (vaghti ke) to mean the exact same thing.
Both verbs in this sentence (میبینند and صحبت میکنند) are in the present indicative tense. Is this the standard rule after زمانی که?
Yes! When you are talking about general facts or regular habits (like farmers talking about crops whenever they meet), you use the present indicative in both parts of the sentence. The 'mi-' prefix on both verbs shows that this is an ongoing, habitual action.
Why does the word for farmers (کشاورزان) end in ان instead of the usual plural marker ها?
The suffix ان (-ân) is used to make plural nouns for people and living things, especially in formal or written Farsi. You could absolutely say کشاورزها (kešâvarz-hâ) in everyday conversation, but کشاورزان (kešâvarzân) sounds a bit more proper or literary.
Why is the direct object marker را placed after همدیگر?
همدیگر (hamdigar) means 'each other'. Since the farmers are specifically seeing each other, 'each other' is the direct object of the verb میبینند (they see). In Farsi, a specific direct object must be followed by the marker را (râ).
Is there a hidden sound connecting the words in در مورد محصول (about the crop)?
Yes, there is a hidden 'ezafe' (a short 'e' sound) linking the words. It is pronounced 'dar mored-e mahsul'. The phrase در مورد (dar mored-e) is a compound preposition meaning 'about' or 'regarding', and it requires the ezafe to connect it to the noun that follows.
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