Breakdown of آیا دانهها در دمای زیاد برشته میشوند؟
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
درdar
in
زیادziyâd
a lot
دانهdâne
bean / seed / grain
Questions & Answers about آیا دانهها در دمای زیاد برشته میشوند؟
How does the passive voice work in برشته میشوند?
To make the present passive in Farsi, you use the past participle of the main verb plus the present tense of شدن (to become). Here, برشته (roasted) is the past participle, and میشوند (they become) is the present tense of شدن matching the plural subject دانهها (the beans). Literally, it translates to "become roasted".
Why is دانهها translated as "beans" here? I thought "beans" was لوبیا.
You are right that لوبیا means beans, but it refers specifically to legumes like kidney beans or green beans. The word دانه means "seed", "grain", or "berry", and is the word used for coffee beans (دانههای قهوه) or cocoa beans. In the context of roasting, دانهها usually refers to coffee, nuts, or seeds.
Why is an "y" sound added to دما to make دمای زیاد?
This is the ezâfe connecting a noun to its adjective. The word for temperature is دما (damâ). Because it ends in a long "a" vowel, we must add a "ye" sound to link it to the adjective زیاد (much/high). So it is pronounced damâ-ye ziyâd.
Why use زیاد (much/a lot) for "high" instead of a word like بلند (tall/high)?
In Farsi, physical height words like بلند are used for tall buildings or people, but usually not for measurements like temperature. To say "high temperature", you use زیاد (a lot / high amount) or بالا (up / high). Both دمای زیاد and دمای بالا are very common ways to express this.