Breakdown of مسافرو کنار ترمینال سوار میکنه.
کنارkenâr
beside, next to
مسافرmosâfer
passenger
راrâ
definite direct object marker
ترمینالterminâl
terminal
Questions & Answers about مسافرو کنار ترمینال سوار میکنه.
Why does مسافر end with an و here?
This is the colloquial version of the direct object marker را. Because مسافر (passenger) ends in a consonant, the marker becomes a simple -o sound, written as an attached و. In formal written Farsi, this would be مسافر را.
I see the verb is سوار میکنه. What does سوار literally mean, and how does it mean 'picking up'?
The word سوار refers to being mounted or on board a vehicle or animal. The compound verb سوار کردن literally means 'to make someone boarded' or 'to put aboard'. In everyday Farsi, it is the standard way to say you are picking up a passenger.
Why does the verb end in ـه instead of ـد?
This reflects standard spoken Tehrani. The formal 3rd-person singular ending for present tense verbs is ـد (-ad), so formally this would be میکند (mi-konad). In everyday colloquial speech, this ending softens to ـه (-e), making it میکنه (mi-kone).
How do we connect کنار (next to) and ترمینال (terminal) when speaking?
You need to use an Ezafe (an invisible -e sound) to link the preposition to the noun it modifies. When reading this out loud, you will pronounce it as kenar-e terminal.