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علاوه بر قطارها، ماشینها را جداگانه بارگیری میکنند.
Meaning
In addition to the trains, they load the cars separately.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of علاوه بر قطارها، ماشینها را جداگانه بارگیری میکنند.
ماشینmâshin
car
راrâ
definite direct object marker
قطارghatâr
train
علاوه برalâve bar
in addition to
Questions & Answers about علاوه بر قطارها، ماشینها را جداگانه بارگیری میکنند.
How does alâve bar connect to the noun ghatâr-hâ?
Alâve bar means "in addition to". It is a compound preposition, and unlike many prepositions in Farsi, it does not use the ezafe (the linking "e" or "ye" sound) to connect to the next word. You simply put alâve bar right before the noun.
Since both the trains and the cars are specific, why don't we put râ after ghatâr-hâ too?
The marker râ only flags the direct object of a verb (the thing the action happens directly to). The cars are the direct object being loaded, so they get râ. The trains are part of the prepositional phrase "in addition to the trains", so they don't get the direct object marker.
How does the word jodâgâne mean "separately"?
It is formed by taking the adjective jodâ (separate) and adding the suffix -gâne. This suffix turns the word into an adverb that describes how an action is done, similar to adding "-ly" in English.
What kind of verb is bârgiri mi-konand?
It is a compound verb, bârgiri kardan (to load). Bârgiri is a noun meaning "loading", and kardan means "to do". Here it is conjugated in the present tense for "they": mi-konand. It is very common in Farsi to use a general "they do X" where English might use the passive voice ("X is loaded").