Questions & Answers about این خطا از کیبورد است.
How would I add a question tag to make this say "This error is from the keyboard, isn't it?"
You can add مگر نه؟ (mâgar na?) or اینطور نیست؟ (in-tor nist?) to the very end of the sentence. For example: این خطا از کیبورد است، مگر نه؟. In spoken Farsi, you will usually hear a slight pause before the tag.
Is کیبورد the only word for "keyboard" in Farsi?
کیبورد is widely used, especially for computer keyboards, just like in English. You might also see the native Farsi term صفحهکلید (safhe-kelid), which literally translates to "key board" or "key page," but کیبورد is perfectly natural and very common in everyday conversation.
How would a native speaker pronounce this sentence in a casual conversation?
In spoken Farsi, the formal verb است (ast) meaning "is" almost always becomes a short "e" sound attached to the previous word. Because کیبورد ends in a consonant, it becomes کیبورده (kibord-e). So casually, you would hear: این خطا از کیبورده.
Can خطا be used for any mistake, like a wrong answer on a test?
Yes, خطا (khatâ) means error, mistake, or fault. It is commonly used for technical errors like a computer glitch, but also for human errors or sports fouls. Another very common word for a general mistake you might already know is اشتباه (eshtebâh).