Breakdown of کارفرما میگوید که کارخانه از شنبه تا دوشنبه تعطیل است.
است
is
ازaz
from
گفتنgoftan
to say / to tell
کهke
that (conjunction)
تاtâ
until
کارخانهkârkhâne
factory
شنبهshanbe
Saturday
دوشنبهdoshanbe
Monday
کارفرماkârfarmâ
employer
تعطیلta'til
closed / off-work (business, holidays)
Questions & Answers about کارفرما میگوید که کارخانه از شنبه تا دوشنبه تعطیل است.
How do az and tâ work together in this sentence?
They form the structure az ... tâ ... which means "from ... to ..." or "from ... until ...". In this sentence, it sets a temporal range: from Saturday (az shanbe) to Monday (tâ doshanbe). You can use this exact same structure for spatial boundaries too, like "from Tehran to Shiraz".
Does az shanbe tâ doshanbe mean the factory is closed on Monday, or does it open on Monday?
Just like "from Saturday to Monday" in English, it can be slightly ambiguous. However, in Farsi, this phrasing for holidays and closures is almost always inclusive. The factory is closed through the end of Monday, and work will resume on Tuesday.
Why is ta'tīl used for "closed" instead of baste?
ta'tīl specifically means closed for business, off duty, or on holiday. If you used baste, it would mean the physical doors are shut or locked. Since the factory is taking days off over the weekend, ta'tīl is the correct word here.
Both kārfarmā (employer) and kārkhāne (factory) start with kār. What do the second halves mean?
kār means "work". In kārfarmā, farmā comes from a verb root meaning "to command" (a work commander). In kārkhāne, khāne means "house" or "place" (a work house). Breaking compound words down like this is a great trick for remembering B1 vocabulary.
Can I drop the word ke (that) in this sentence?
Yes! Just like in English where you can say "The employer says the factory is closed," you can drop ke in conversational Farsi. Keeping it, however, sounds a bit more formal and helps clearly separate the two clauses of the sentence.
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