Breakdown of بعضی از بیگناهها در زندان هستند.
بودنbudan
to be
درdar
in
ازaz
from
بعضیba'zi
some
زندانzendân
prison
بیگناهbigonâh
innocent
Questions & Answers about بعضی از بیگناهها در زندان هستند.
How does the word bi-gonâh-hâ translate to "the innocent" when it has a plural ending?
In Farsi, you can turn an adjective into a noun representing a group of people by adding the regular plural marker -hâ. Bi-gonâh is an adjective meaning "innocent". By adding -hâ, it becomes bi-gonâh-hâ, which acts as a noun meaning "the innocent ones" or "innocent people".
What is the literal breakdown of the adjective bi-gonâh?
It literally translates to "without sin" or "guiltless". It is formed by combining the prefix bi- (meaning "without") and the noun gonâh (meaning "sin", "guilt", or "crime").
Why do we use ba'zi az instead of just ba'zi in this sentence?
Ba'zi az specifically means "some of", which points to a portion of a larger, defined group ("some of the innocent ones"). If you just wanted to say "some innocent people" in a general, undefined sense, you would drop the az and just say ba'zi bi-gonâh-hâ.
Since "the innocent" sounds like a single collective group, could we use the singular verb ast (is) instead of the plural hastand (are)?
No, you must use the plural verb hastand here. In Farsi, when a plural subject refers to human beings (like "the innocent ones"), the verb must always match it in the plural form. You can only use a singular verb for a plural subject if that subject is an inanimate object or an animal.
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