Word
ناشنواها میتوانند اینجا کار کنند.
Meaning
The deaf can work here.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of ناشنواها میتوانند اینجا کار کنند.
اینجاinjâ
here
توانستنtavânestan
to be able to
کار کردنkâr kardan
to work
ناشنواnâshenavâ
deaf
Questions & Answers about ناشنواها میتوانند اینجا کار کنند.
How does nâshenavâ-hâ translate to 'the deaf' without a word for 'people'?
In Farsi, you can turn an adjective into a noun simply by adding the regular plural marker -hâ. So while nâshenavâ means 'deaf', adding -hâ makes it nâshenavâ-hâ, meaning 'deaf people' or 'the deaf ones'. You do not need to add a separate word for 'people'.
Can I break down the parts of the word nâshenavâ?
Yes! It uses the negative prefix nâ- (meaning 'not' or 'un-') attached to shenavâ (hearing). The word shenavâ itself comes from the verb shenidan (to hear). So literally, it translates to 'non-hearing'.
Why does the verb kâr konand lack the mi- prefix here?
It is in the subjunctive form because it follows the modal verb mitavânand (they can). When you express being able to do something in Farsi, the second verb must be subjunctive. For a compound verb like kâr kardan, forming the subjunctive usually just means dropping the mi- prefix, leaving us with kâr konand.
Do the verbs mitavânand and kâr konand both have to be plural?
Yes. Because the subject nâshenavâ-hâ is a plural group of people, both the modal verb (they can) and the main verb (they work) must be conjugated in the third-person plural form, ending in -and.