Breakdown of شنیده میشود که یک پری در این مکان مقدس خوابیده است.
این
this
یکyek
one / a, an
درdar
in
خوابیدنkhâbidan
to sleep
شنیدنshenidan
to hear
کهke
that (conjunction)
شدنshodan
to become
مکانmakân
place
پریpari
fairy
مقدسmoqaddas
sacred / holy
Questions & Answers about شنیده میشود که یک پری در این مکان مقدس خوابیده است.
How does shenide mi-shavad ke work here to mean "is rumored"?
This is the impersonal passive form of shenidan (to hear). Literally, it translates to "it is heard that." Farsi frequently uses this structure to report rumors, news, or general information. It is formed using the past participle shenide combined with the third-person singular passive auxiliary mi-shavad.
The English translation starts with "A fairy is rumored...", but how is "a fairy" positioned in the Farsi sentence?
In English, we often make the subject of the rumor ("a fairy") the subject of the entire sentence. Farsi prefers a fixed impersonal structure: "It is heard that..." (shenide mi-shavad ke...), followed by a completely normal clause. So the Farsi structure literally reads "It is heard that a fairy is sleeping..." (...ke yek pari... khabide ast).
Why does the sentence use khabide ast (present perfect) for "is sleeping" instead of a present continuous tense?
In Farsi, verbs that describe a physical state or posture—like sleeping (khabidan), sitting (neshastan), or standing (istadan)—use the present perfect tense to show an ongoing state in the present. So khabide ast literally means "has fallen asleep," which translates naturally to the continuous state of "is sleeping."
How do we link the words for "sacred place" together?
You need to use an Ezafe! Makan (place) is being described by the adjective moghaddas (sacred/holy), so they must be linked with the unseen "-e" vowel. The phrase is pronounced makan-e moghaddas.
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