Breakdown of دانههای قهوه با آب سرد شسته میشوند.
قهوهghahve
coffee
آبâb
water
سردsard
cold
باbâ
with
شستنshostan
to wash
دانهdâne
bean / seed / grain
Questions & Answers about دانههای قهوه با آب سرد شسته میشوند.
How does the verb part شسته میشوند translate to 'are washed'?
In Farsi, the present passive voice is built using the past participle of the main verb—here, شسته (washed)—followed by the present tense of شدن (to become). Since میشوند means 'they become', the literal translation of this passive structure is 'they become washed'.
How is the past participle شسته formed?
You start with the infinitive verb شستن (to wash) and remove the final ن to get the past stem, شست. Then, you just add an ـه (e) at the end to create the past participle شسته.
Since coffee beans are inanimate objects, shouldn't the verb be singular instead of the plural میشوند?
In everyday spoken Farsi, inanimate plural subjects like دانههای قهوه usually take a singular verb. However, in written or formal Farsi like this sentence, it is very common and grammatically correct to use a plural verb to match the plural subject.
Why is there a ی (ye) connecting دانهها (beans) and قهوه (coffee)?
This represents the ezāfe, a grammatical link that connects a noun to its modifier (like saying 'beans of coffee'). Because the plural suffix ها (hā) ends in a long vowel, we must insert the consonant ی (ye) to bridge the gap so the ezāfe sound can attach properly.
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