سالمندها در پارک استراحت میکنند.sâlmandhâ dar pârk esterâhat mikonand.
The elderly rest in the park.
Breakdown of سالمندها در پارک استراحت میکنند.
پارکpârk
park
درdar
in
استراحت کردنesterâhat kardan
to rest
سالمندsâlmand
elderly
Questions & Answers about سالمندها در پارک استراحت میکنند.
Why is the plural marker -hā attached directly to the adjective sālmand?
This is how we nominalize adjectives in Farsi. Sālmand means elderly. By adding -hā, you turn the adjective into a plural noun meaning the elderly ones or simply the elderly. It is a very common way to refer to a whole category of people.
Does sālmand have a literal breakdown that makes it easier to remember?
Yes. It is made up of sāl (year) and the suffix -mand (possessing or having). So sālmand literally means possessing years.
Since the English translation uses the collective phrase the elderly, could we use a singular verb in Farsi?
No, you need the plural verb here. Because you explicitly used the plural marker -hā to create the group noun sālmand-hā, Farsi grammar requires the verb to match it with the plural ending -and.
I know that kardan means to do. Why is it used here for resting?
Esterāhat kardan is a compound verb that literally translates as to do rest. In Farsi, many actions are expressed this way. The noun part (esterāhat) stays separate and unchanged, while kardan takes the continuous prefix mi- and the plural person ending -and, becoming mi-konand in the present tense.