Breakdown of نادانها همیشه عصبانی هستند.
بودنbudan
to be
همیشهhamishe
always
عصبانیasabâni
angry
نادانnâdân
ignorant
Questions & Answers about نادانها همیشه عصبانی هستند.
Why does the adjective nâdân have the plural ending -hâ in this sentence?
By adding the plural marker -hâ to the adjective nâdân (ignorant), it becomes a noun meaning "the ignorant ones" or "ignorant people." This is the standard way to talk about an entire group of people categorized by a specific adjective.
I know dânestan means "to know". Is that related to nâdân?
Yes! Nâdân is built from the negative prefix nâ- (meaning "not" or "un-") attached to dân, which is the present stem of dânestan (to know). So literally, it translates to someone who is "not-knowing."
Why do we use the plural verb hastand here instead of the singular ast?
Because nâdân-hâ refers to human beings. In Farsi, plural subjects that are human must take a plural verb like hastand (they are). If the plural subject were an inanimate object, you would often use a singular verb, but humans always trigger plural agreement.
Is there an easy way to remember the word asabâni (angry)?
Asabâni comes from the word asab, meaning "nerve." You can remember it by thinking that when someone is asabâni, their nerves are literally agitated, or they are "getting on your nerves."