Breakdown of آنها موقتاً در ساختمان جدید کار میکنند.
آنها
they
جدیدjadid
new
درdar
in
کار کردنkâr kardan
to work
ساختمانsâkhtemân
building
موقتاًmovaqqatan
temporarily
Questions & Answers about آنها موقتاً در ساختمان جدید کار میکنند.
What is the symbol at the end of موقتاً, and how does it change the word?
That symbol is an Arabic suffix pronounced '-an' (written as ـاً). It attaches to Arabic loanwords like موقت (movaqqat, meaning 'temporary') to turn them into adverbs of manner. Here, it changes the adjective 'temporary' into the adverb 'temporarily'.
Since there is no letter 'n' (ن) at the end of موقتاً, how exactly do I pronounce it?
It is pronounced 'movaqqatan'. The double dash over the final alef is called a 'tanvin'. In Farsi, when you see this specific Arabic marker at the end of a word, you always pronounce it as '-an'.
The translation says 'will temporarily work', but isn't کار میکنند the present tense?
Yes, کار میکنند (kār mikonand) literally means 'they work' or 'they are working'. In Farsi, the present continuous tense is frequently used to express future plans or near-future actions, very similar to how we say 'They are working in the new building tomorrow' in English.
Is there a linking vowel (Ezāfe) between ساختمان (building) and جدید (new)?
Yes, you must pronounce it as sākhtemān-e jadīd. The Ezāfe (the short '-e' sound that connects a noun to its adjective) is required here to link the building to its descriptor, even though it isn't explicitly written out in the Persian script.
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