Breakdown of آیا شما از اینکه بعضی از دانشجوها غایب هستند آگاه هستید؟
شما
you (plural)
دانشجوdâneshju
university student
بودنbudan
to be
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
Questions & Answers about آیا شما از اینکه بعضی از دانشجوها غایب هستند آگاه هستید؟
Why do we say az in ke here instead of just using ke for "that"?
In Farsi, the word agah (aware) must be paired with the preposition az (of) — you are "aware of" something. However, you cannot attach a preposition directly to a full clause (a phrase with its own verb). You have to add in ke (this that / the fact that) to bridge them together. Literally, you are saying "aware of the fact that".
Why is the verb inside the clause hastand (indicative) rather than in the subjunctive mood?
The verb form depends on the meaning of the main clause. Being "aware" of something means you are talking about an established fact, not a hypothetical idea, doubt, or wish. Because "some students are absent" is treated as a reality here, Farsi keeps it in the normal indicative mood (hastand).
The main verb phrase agah hastid is at the very end of the sentence. Is it normal to put the entire az in ke clause in the middle?
Yes! Farsi strongly prefers putting the main verb at the end of the sentence. Here, the main subject is shoma (you) and the main verb is agah hastid (are aware). The entire az in ke clause acts as the object of that awareness, so it gets sandwiched right in the middle between the main subject and the main verb.
How does the phrase bazi az daneshjouha work?
It translates word-for-word to "some of the students". The word bazi means "some", and it pairs with the preposition az (of). Since it refers to a countable group, the noun gets the regular plural suffix to become .