Breakdown of دکتر باوجدان اینجا کار میکند، مگر نه؟
دکتر
doctor
اینجاinjâ
here
نهna
no
کار کردنkâr kardan
to work
Questions & Answers about دکتر باوجدان اینجا کار میکند، مگر نه؟
How is the word باوجدان formed, and how would you say the exact opposite?
It combines the prefix با- (with) and the noun وجدان (conscience) to create an adjective meaning conscientious or ethical. The opposite is formed by swapping the prefix to بی- (without), giving you بیوجدان (bi-vejdân), which means unscrupulous or lacking a conscience.
Why is باوجدان written as a single connected word here?
The prefix با- is often attached directly to the following noun in spelling, as seen here. Sometimes you might see it written with a small gap, but joining them into a single word block is very common and perfectly correct. However, its opposite prefix بی- usually requires a half-space, as in بیوجدان.
How are the words دکتر and باوجدان connected when speaking?
They are connected by the Ezafe vowel, pronounced as doktor-e bâ-vejdân. Even though the Ezafe isn't written in the Farsi script, it is required here to grammatically link the noun دکتر (doctor) to its describing adjective باوجدان (conscientious).
In English, tag questions change based on the pronoun (doesn't he, aren't they). Does Farsi do the same with مگر نه?
No, Farsi is much easier here! The phrase مگر نه acts as a universal tag question. You can tack it onto the end of almost any statement to mean right?, isn't it?, or doesn't he?, without needing to match the main subject or verb.