Breakdown of او توضیح داد که بدون پاداش به یک شهر دیگر منتقل میشوند.
او
he/she
یکyek
one / a, an
شهرshahr
city
بهbe
to
کهke
that (conjunction)
توضیح دادنtowzih dâdan
to explain
دیگرdigar
other, else
بدونbedun-e
without
منتقل شدنmontaghel shodan
to be transferred
پاداشpâdâsh
bonus
Questions & Answers about او توضیح داد که بدون پاداش به یک شهر دیگر منتقل میشوند.
The main verb توضیح داد (he explained) is in the past tense. Why is the second verb منتقل میشوند (they are being transferred) in the present tense?
In Farsi reported speech, we keep the exact tense the original speaker used! If the person originally said 'They are being transferred,' Farsi keeps that present tense after که (that). English usually shifts the tense backwards to match the main verb (He explained that they were being transferred), but Farsi retains the original speaker's exact tense.
What is the infinitive of منتقل میشوند, and how does this verb work?
The infinitive is منتقل شدن (to be transferred). It is a passive compound verb made of the word منتقل (transferred/moved) and the auxiliary verb شدن (to become/to be). Here, it is conjugated in the present tense for 'they': میشوند.
Why is it written as یک شهر دیگر instead of یک دیگر شهر?
In Farsi, the word دیگر (other/another) comes after the noun it describes. So to say 'another city', you literally say 'one city other' (یک شهر دیگر).
Is there a hidden Ezafe (the 'e' sound) connecting بدون (without) and پاداش (bonus)?
Yes! The word بدون is a preposition that requires an Ezafe when it is followed by a noun. You must pronounce it as بدونِ پاداش (bedun-e pādāsh).
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