Word
امدادگران به خاطر سیل دیر رسیدند.
Meaning
The rescuers arrived late because of the flood.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of امدادگران به خاطر سیل دیر رسیدند.
دیرdir
late
رسیدنrasidan
to arrive
سیلseyl
flood
به خاطرbe khâter-e
because of / for the sake of (often for a person's sake)
Questions & Answers about امدادگران به خاطر سیل دیر رسیدند.
How does به خاطر (be khater) connect to the word for flood, سیل (seyl)?
They are connected by an ezafe (an unseen 'e' sound). You pronounce the phrase as be khater-e seyl. Whenever you use به خاطر (because of) before a noun, you must link them with this ezafe.
Could I use به دلیل (be dalil) in this sentence instead?
Yes, absolutely! You could say به دلیل سیل (be dalil-e seyl) and it would mean the exact same thing: because of the flood. Both به خاطر and به دلیل are interchangeable here and both require the ezafe link to the noun.
Why does امدادگران (rescuers) end in ـان (-an) instead of the usual plural ending ـها (-ha)?
In Farsi, the plural suffix ـان (-an) is often used for people or professions. Since an امدادگر (rescuer) is a person, it takes ـان to become امدادگران. You could also say امدادگرها (emdadgar-ha), which is more common in spoken Farsi, but امدادگران is very standard for writing and news.
Why is دیر (late) placed right next to the verb?
In Farsi, adverbs like دیر usually go immediately before the verb they describe. Since the verb رسیدند (arrived) naturally sits at the very end of the sentence, دیر is placed right before it.