Breakdown of شنیده میشود که هیولا خودش از زندان فرار کرده است.
ازaz
from
شنیدنshenidan
to hear
کهke
that (conjunction)
شدنshodan
to become
خودkhod
self
فرار کردنfarâr kardan
to escape
زندانzendân
prison
هیولاheyulâ
monster
Questions & Answers about شنیده میشود که هیولا خودش از زندان فرار کرده است.
Why does the sentence start with شنیده میشود که (shenide mi-shavad ke) instead of translating "The monster is rumored" word-for-word?
In Farsi, you cannot construct sentences like "The monster is rumored to..." directly. Instead, you use an impersonal passive reporting verb at the beginning of the sentence followed by ke (that). So, shenide mi-shavad ke literally means "It is heard that", and the subject of the rumor (hayula) must stay inside the second part of the sentence.
After که (ke), don't we usually need the subjunctive mood? Why is فرار کرده است (farar karde ast) in the normal present perfect tense?
You might be used to using the subjunctive after ke with verbs of wishing, wanting, or necessity. However, impersonal reporting verbs like shenide mi-shavad (it is heard) or gofte mi-shavad (it is said) are just used to report statements of fact or information. Because they don't trigger doubt or desire, the verb in the ke clause stays in the standard indicative mood. Here, farar karde ast is simply the present perfect ("has escaped").
Is شنیده میشود (shenide mi-shavad) the exact literal translation for "is rumored"?
Literally, shenide mi-shavad means "it is heard" (the third-person singular passive form of shenidan, to hear). While Farsi has a specific noun for rumor (shaye'e), using the passive "it is heard that" is the most common and natural way to express "it is rumored that" or "word on the street is that".
How does خودش (khod-ash) work in this sentence?
The word khod means "self", and the suffix -ash means "his/her/its". Together, khod-ash means "itself" (or "himself/herself"). Here it is used as an emphatic pronoun to mean "the monster itself", implying it escaped entirely on its own without help, or emphasizing the surprising nature of the escape.
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