Breakdown of شرکتکنندهها رای ندادند چون خسته بودند.
خسته
tired
بودنbudan
to be
چونchon
because
شرکتکنندهsherkat-konande
participant
رای دادنrâ y dâdan
to vote
Questions & Answers about شرکتکنندهها رای ندادند چون خسته بودند.
How is the word شرکتکنندهها (participants) formed?
It comes from the compound verb شرکت کردن (to participate). We take the present stem of کردن, which is کن (kon), and add the suffix ـنده (-ande) to make the agent noun شرکتکننده (participant, or "participating-doer"). Finally, we add the regular plural suffix ـها (-ha).
Why is there a distinct gap between the two halves of شرکتکننده?
That is a "half-space". In typed Farsi, half-spaces are used to keep parts of compound words visually separate without breaking them into two completely separate words. It makes long words like شرکتکننده much easier to read!
For "did not vote", why does the negative prefix attach to the second word in رای ندادند?
رای دادن (to vote) is a compound verb, literally meaning "to give a vote". In Farsi, you only conjugate and add prefixes to the verb portion. So the negative نـ (na-) attaches to دادند (they gave), not to the noun رای.
Can I use برای اینکه instead of چون here?
Yes, برای اینکه (barâye inke) also means "because" and is perfectly correct here. However, چون (chon) is shorter, simpler, and very common in everyday spoken language.
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