Breakdown of داور هنوز مسابقه را شروع نکرده است.
شروع کردنshoru' kardan
to start
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مسابقهmosâbeghe
match / competition
هنوزhanuz
yet / still
داورdâvar
referee
Questions & Answers about داور هنوز مسابقه را شروع نکرده است.
How do we form the verb شروع نکرده است (shoroo' nakarde ast) here?
This is the negative present perfect tense, meaning "has not started." It is made by taking the compound verb شروع کردن (to start), putting the negative prefix نـ (na-) on the past participle کرده (karde), and adding است (ast).
Why is را (râ) used after مسابقه (mosâbeghe)?
The word را marks the specific direct object of a sentence. Since the referee is starting a specific match ("the match" rather than just "a match"), we must add را right after مسابقه.
How does هنوز (hanooz) work with the verb in this sentence?
هنوز means "still" or "yet." When you pair it with a negative verb like شروع نکرده است (has not started), it translates to "has not started yet." Notice that it comes early in the sentence, right after the subject داور (dâvar).
In the verb, can I put the negative prefix on شروع instead of کرده?
No, you can't. شروع کردن is a compound verb made of a noun (شروع) and a helping verb (کردن). In Farsi, you must always attach verb prefixes like the negative نـ (na-) to the verb part (کرده), never to the noun part.
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