Breakdown of پل جدید روی بزرگراه ساخته شده است.
است
is
رویruye
on
جدیدjadid
new
شدنshodan
to become
ساختنsâkhtan
to build
پلpol
bridge
بزرگراهbozorgrâh
highway
Questions & Answers about پل جدید روی بزرگراه ساخته شده است.
How exactly does sakhte shode ast translate to "has been built"?
This is the Present Perfect Passive, the focus of this lesson. It is made of two parts. First, the past participle of the main verb: sakhte (built, from sakhtan). Second, the present perfect form of the auxiliary verb shodan (to become), which is shode ast (has become). Together, sakhte shode ast literally means "has become built", translating perfectly to "has been built".
Could I just say sakhte shod here? What is the difference?
sakhte shod is the Simple Past Passive, meaning "was built". We use sakhte shode ast (Present Perfect Passive) to say the bridge "has been built" because it implies a recently completed action whose result (the new bridge) is relevant right now.
How would the phrase sakhte shode ast sound in everyday spoken Farsi?
In conversational Farsi, the word ast is usually dropped. The pronunciation of the phrase just becomes sakhte shodeh.
Why is there a "y" sound in the middle of ruye bozorgrah?
The word for "on" is ru. Because it acts as a preposition linking to the noun bozorgrah (highway), it needs the connecting vowel called the ezafe. Since ru ends in a vowel, the ezafe becomes a "ye" sound, making it ruye.
Is the word bozorgrah a compound word?
Yes! It combines bozorg (big) and rah (road or way). So a "big road" logically means a highway or freeway.
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