Breakdown of آنها قصد دارند که صادرات حبوباتشان را شروع کنند.
آنها
they
شروع کردنshoru' kardan
to start
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
Questions & Answers about آنها قصد دارند که صادرات حبوباتشان را شروع کنند.
What is the singular form of sâderât (صادرات) and how is the plural formed in this sentence?
Sâderât means exports. It is formed by adding the formal Arabic plural suffix -ât to the root word sâder (exported). As you are learning in this lesson, the -ât suffix is often used to group things into categories or for official, business, and administrative words in Farsi.
Is hobubât (حبوبات) another example of the -ât plural suffix?
Yes! Hobubât means legumes or pulses (like beans and lentils). The suffix -ât is added to the Arabic root habb (meaning a seed or grain) to create a collective category for this type of food. In everyday Farsi, it is almost exclusively used in this plural category form to talk about the food group as a whole.
How do the words connect in the phrase sâderât-e hobubât-eshân (صادرات حبوباتشان)?
They are connected by the ezafe, which is an unseen short e sound that links words together, often translating to of. The suffix -shân at the very end means their. So, sâderât-e hobubât-eshân literally translates to exports of legumes of them, or more naturally, the exports of their legumes.
Why is the object marker râ (را) placed after hobubât-eshân instead of right after sâderât?