Learn Farsi: اول دانه‌ها از مزرعه چیده می‌شوند. - First, the beans are picked from the farm.

اول دانه‌ها از مزرعه چیده می‌شوند.avval dâne-hâ az mazrae chide mishavand.

First, the beans are picked from the farm.

Breakdown of اول دانه‌ها از مزرعه چیده می‌شوند.

Questions & Answers about اول دانه‌ها از مزرعه چیده می‌شوند.

How does the present passive voice work in چیده می‌شوند?

In Farsi, you make the passive voice by combining the past participle of your main verb with a conjugated form of شدن (to become). Here, چیده is the past participle, and می‌شوند is the present tense of شدن for "they". Literally, this translates to "they become picked".

How do I form the past participle چیده?

It comes from the infinitive چیدن (to pick or to pluck). To make the past participle, you simply drop the final ن of the infinitive and add ه. So, چیدن becomes چیده.

دانه‌ها (the beans) are inanimate objects. Shouldn't the verb be singular instead of the plural می‌شوند?

You are right that inanimate plural subjects often take a singular verb in Farsi! However, it is also perfectly correct to use a plural verb. Using the plural می‌شوند instead of the singular می‌شود is common in written Farsi and puts a slight emphasis on the multiple individual items.

The translation says "beans", but doesn't دانه mean "seed"?

Yes, دانه generally means "seed", "grain", or "berry". However, in English we say "coffee beans" or "cocoa beans" even though they are technically seeds. In Farsi, دانه is used for these, so translating it as "beans" fits the natural English phrasing perfectly in this context.