Word
جادهی موقت کنار بزرگراه ساخته شده است، مگر نه؟
Meaning
The temporary road has been built next to the highway, hasn't it?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of جادهی موقت کنار بزرگراه ساخته شده است، مگر نه؟
است
is
نهna
no
کنارkenâr
beside, next to
شدنshodan
to become
Questions & Answers about جادهی موقت کنار بزرگراه ساخته شده است، مگر نه؟
How is the present perfect passive formed in ساخته شده است?
It uses the past participle of the main verb (ساخته from ساختن, meaning to build) followed by the present perfect of شدن (to become), which is شده است for the third-person singular. Literally, it translates to "has become built", which gives us the English present perfect passive "has been built".
Why is the tag question translated as "hasn't it" when Farsi just says مگر نه?
In English, tag questions change depending on the auxiliary verb used in the sentence (like "isn't it?", "hasn't it?", "didn't they?"). In Farsi, it is much simpler! You can just use the fixed phrase مگر نه at the end of almost any statement to mean "right?" or to ask for confirmation, regardless of the verb tense used in the main sentence.
How does the word بزرگراه translate to "highway"?
It is a compound word made of two simple words you likely learned early on: بزرگ (big) and راه (way or road). Put together, بزرگراه literally means "big road" and is the standard word for "highway" or "freeway".
Why is there an extra "ye" sound between جاده and موقت?
This is the Ezafe linking the noun جاده (road) to its adjective موقت (temporary). Because جاده ends in a silent heh (ه), the Ezafe is written with a ye (ی) to separate the vowels, making the pronunciation jādeh-ye.