Breakdown of ما باید یک هماتاقی جدید پیدا کنیم.
ما
we
جدیدjadid
new
یکyek
one / a, an
پیدا کردنpeydâ kardan
to find / to get / to develop (a condition)
Questions & Answers about ما باید یک هماتاقی جدید پیدا کنیم.
How exactly does the word هماتاقی break down to mean roommate?
It uses the prefix ham-, which means 'together' or 'same', attached to otāq ('room'). Finally, the -i suffix turns it into a noun for a person. So it literally translates to a person of the same room.
How do I pronounce the link between هماتاقی and جدید?
You need to add a -ye sound between them, making it ham-otāqi-ye jadid. This is the ezafe, which links a noun to its describing adjective. Because ham-otāqi ends in a vowel, the ezafe is pronounced as -ye rather than just -e.
Why does the sentence use پیدا کنیم instead of the regular present tense پیدا میکنیم?
Because of the word bāyad ('must'). In Farsi, verbs following bāyad must be in the subjunctive mood. For the compound verb peydā kardan ('to find'), you drop the indicative mi- prefix and just use the present stem kon with the personal ending -im for 'we'.
Why is there a half-space in the middle of هماتاقی?
The half-space (or zero-width non-joiner) is a typing tool used to keep the prefix from physically connecting to the main word. It visually separates the prefix ham- from otāq so you can read the compound word more easily, even though they form a single concept.