Word
ما در کلاس فلسفه دربارهی آزادی بحث میکنیم.
Meaning
We discuss freedom in the philosophy class.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of ما در کلاس فلسفه دربارهی آزادی بحث میکنیم.
ما
we
کلاسkelâs
class / classroom
درdar
in
بحث کردنbahs kardan
to discuss / to debate
Questions & Answers about ما در کلاس فلسفه دربارهی آزادی بحث میکنیم.
How does the word âzâdi (freedom) fit this lesson's pattern of making abstract nouns?
The root of this word is the adjective âzâd, which means "free". By adding the stressed suffix -i to the end, it transforms into the abstract noun âzâdi (freedom). This is just like adding "-dom" or "-ness" to a word in English!
In English we just say "discuss freedom". Why does the Farsi sentence use darbâre-ye (about)?
The Farsi verb for "to discuss" is the compound verb bahs kardan (literally "to do discussion"). Because you are "doing a discussion", Farsi logic requires you to say you are having a discussion about something. Therefore, you must use darbâre-ye (about) right before the topic.
Why does darbâre-ye have a "y" sound connecting it to the next word?
The word darbâre (about) ends in a silent 'e' sound. When a word ends in a vowel and needs the Ezâfe (the grammatical connector) to link to the next word, we insert a "y" sound to make it flow smoothly. So, instead of just adding an -e, it becomes -ye.
bahs mi-konim translates to "we discuss", but how does this verb break down?
bahs is an Arabic-origin noun meaning "discussion" or "debate". mi-konim is the present continuous form of kardan (to do) conjugated for "we". Put together, they literally mean "we do discussion". This is an extremely common way Farsi creates verbs, using a noun paired with a "light verb" like kardan.