Word
آنها باید از مهمانهای ناامید عذرخواهی میکردند.
Meaning
They should have apologized to the disappointed guests.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of آنها باید از مهمانهای ناامید عذرخواهی میکردند.
آنها
they
ازaz
from
مهمانmehmân
guest
بایدbâyad
must
Questions & Answers about آنها باید از مهمانهای ناامید عذرخواهی میکردند.
How do we get the meaning 'should have apologized' from this sentence?
To express a past obligation (something that should have happened but didn't), Farsi uses the fixed word باید (bâyad) followed by the past continuous tense. Here, باید is paired with the past continuous verb عذرخواهی میکردند. Together, they create the meaning 'they should have apologized'.
Why does the sentence use از (from) instead of a word for 'to' when apologizing to the guests?
Prepositions often don't match up exactly between English and Farsi. While in English you apologize 'to' someone, the Farsi compound verb عذرخواهی کردن (to apologize) always pairs with the preposition از (from). You literally make an apology 'from' someone.
What is the literal meaning of ناامید?
It translates to 'hopeless' or 'disappointed'. It is built by adding the negative prefix نا (nâ-) to the noun امید (omid), which means 'hope'.
How does the Ezâfe link the guests to the adjective 'disappointed'?
The noun مهمانها (guests) is linked to the adjective ناامید (disappointed) using the Ezâfe. Because the plural suffix ها ends in the long vowel 'â', the Ezâfe must be written and pronounced with a ی (-ye) to bridge the sounds, resulting in مهمانهای ناامید.
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