Breakdown of آیا شنوندهها گوینده را باور کردند؟
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
راrâ
definite direct object marker
باور کردنbâvar kardan
to believe
شنوندهshenavande
listener
Questions & Answers about آیا شنوندهها گوینده را باور کردند؟
How do we get the word شنونده (listener) from the verb "to listen"?
In Farsi, you can create an "agent noun" (a word for the doer of an action) by adding نده (-ande) to the present stem of a verb. The verb "to hear" or "to listen" is شنیدن, and its present stem is شنو. Add نده, and you get شنونده (listener). The ها at the end of شنوندهها simply makes it plural.
What verb does گوینده (speaker) come from?
It comes from گفتن (to say/speak). This verb has an irregular present stem: گو (gu). When you add the suffix نده (-ande) to a stem ending in a vowel, a "y" sound acts as a bridge to connect them, giving us گوینده (guyande) — literally "the one who speaks."
Why is the word را placed right after گوینده?
The word را marks the specific direct object of a sentence. Because "the speaker" is the specific person receiving the action (the person being believed by the listeners), گوینده needs را right after it to show this grammatical relationship.
The English translation uses "Did", but there is no past tense helper verb early in the Farsi sentence. How do we know it is a past tense question?