Breakdown of آیا این قهوه مخلوط میشود؟
این
this
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
قهوهghahve
coffee
مخلوط کردنmakhlut kardan
to mix
Questions & Answers about آیا این قهوه مخلوط میشود؟
The lesson says the passive voice uses a past participle, but مخلوط (makhlut) doesn't end in the usual -teh or -deh. Why?
Because "to mix" is a compound verb: مخلوط کردن (makhlut kardan). The word مخلوط is an Arabic loanword meaning "mixed", not a native Persian verb stem. To make compound verbs passive, you simply swap the active helper verb کردن (kardan - to do) with the passive helper verb شدن (shodan - to become). There is no need to add a past participle ending to the non-verb part of the compound!
Why do we use میشود (mi-shavad) here instead of a form of the verb "to be" like است (ast)?
In Farsi, the passive voice for actions is always built with the verb شدن (shodan - to become), never the verb "to be". You are literally asking "Does this coffee become mixed?". If you used است (ast), it would just act as an adjective describing the static condition of the coffee, rather than the passive action of it getting mixed.
Does مخلوط میشود (makhlut mi-shavad) mean the coffee "is mixed" right now, or that it regularly "gets mixed"?
It can mean both! The present prefix می- (mi-) gives this verb an ongoing continuous meaning ("Is this coffee being mixed right now?") or a habitual meaning ("Does this coffee usually get mixed?"). You rely on the context of the conversation to know which one is meant.
Do I always have to start yes/no questions with آیا (âyâ)?
No, in everyday spoken Farsi, آیا is almost always dropped. You can simply say این قهوه مخلوط میشود؟ and raise the pitch of your voice at the end to show it is a question. آیا is mostly used in formal speech or writing to make the question perfectly clear from the very first word.
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