Breakdown of ما تازه پیامک را خواندهایم؛ بستهی پیشتاز تحویل داده شده است.
ما
we
خواندنkhândan
to read / to study (a subject)
راrâ
definite direct object marker
شدنshodan
to become
تحویل دادنtahvil dâdan
to deliver
تازهtâze
just / recently
پیشتازpishtâz
express
پیامکpayâmak
text message
بستهbaste
package / parcel (general)
Questions & Answers about ما تازه پیامک را خواندهایم؛ بستهی پیشتاز تحویل داده شده است.
Why do we use the Present Perfect (خواندهایم) with تازه instead of the simple past?
When تازه (tâze) means "just" or "recently", it emphasizes that an action was completed in the immediate past but has a direct result right now. Farsi uses the Present Perfect here to show that present connection, very similar to how English says "We have just read" rather than "We just read".
How is the complex-looking verb تحویل داده شده است put together?
This is the Present Perfect in the passive voice. The active compound verb is تحویل دادن (to deliver). To make it passive, we replace the "to give" part with شدن (to become), creating تحویل داده شدن (to be delivered). To conjugate it into "has been delivered", we string together the past participle of the main verb (تحویل داده), the past participle of the auxiliary (شده), and the present tense of "to be" (است).
What does the suffix ـک do in the word پیامک (payâmak)?
The suffix ـک (-ak) is a diminutive ending, meaning it refers to a smaller version of something. Since پیام (payâm) means "message", adding ـک creates a "small message"—which is the standard Farsi word for an SMS or text message.
What is the literal translation of پیشتاز (pishtâz) in the phrase for "express package"?
پیشتاز literally means "pioneer", "vanguard", or "leading the way" (from پیش, meaning "front" or "before"). In Iran's postal system, پست پیشتاز (post-e pishtâz) is the official name for priority or express mail.
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