Word
آیا مدیر توضیحات دولت را خواند؟
Meaning
Did the manager read the explanations of the government?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of آیا مدیر توضیحات دولت را خواند؟
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
خواندنkhândan
to read / to study (a subject)
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مدیرmodir
manager
Questions & Answers about آیا مدیر توضیحات دولت را خواند؟
What makes توضیحات a plural word, and what is its singular form?
The singular form is توضیح (tozih), meaning "explanation". It is made plural by adding the suffix -ات (-ât). This suffix is an Arabic plural marker that Farsi heavily uses for abstract, formal, and administrative nouns.
Can I just use the regular Farsi plural -ها and say توضیحها instead?
You technically can, and people will understand you, but توضیحات is much more common and natural for "explanations". Many common Arabic loanwords have fully adopted the -ات suffix even in everyday spoken Farsi, so it is best to memorize this specific plural form.
Why does را come after دولت rather than immediately after the object توضیحات?
The word را (râ) marks a specific direct object, and it must follow the entire noun phrase. Here, the object is the whole phrase "the explanations of the government", which is linked by an invisible Ezafe connector (توضیحاتِ دولت). Therefore, را waits until the very end of that linked phrase.
How is the verb خواند pronounced, and why is there a و in it?