Word
حسگر ورودی خراب است، پس دزدگیر هیچوقت زنگ نمیزند.
Meaning
The entrance sensor is broken, so the burglar alarm never rings.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of حسگر ورودی خراب است، پس دزدگیر هیچوقت زنگ نمیزند.
بودنbudan
to be
پسpas
so, then
زنگ زدنzang zadan
to ring / to call
هیچوقتhich-vaght
never
Questions & Answers about حسگر ورودی خراب است، پس دزدگیر هیچوقت زنگ نمیزند.
The English translation says "never rings", but the Farsi verb is negative (نمیزند). Why?
In Farsi, words like هیچوقت (never), هیچکس (nobody), and هیچچیز (nothing) require a negative verb to complete their meaning. This is often called a double negative or negative concord. You must literally write that the alarm "never doesn't ring" (هیچوقت زنگ نمیزند). If you used a positive verb here, the sentence would be grammatically incorrect.
How exactly does دزدگیر translate to "burglar alarm"?
It is a compound word. دزد means "thief" or "burglar", and گیر is the present stem of گرفتن (to catch or take). So a دزدگیر is literally a "thief-catcher". This is the standard Farsi word for a burglar alarm or a car alarm.
What makes up the word حسگر (sensor)?
It is formed from حس meaning "sense" or "feeling", combined with the suffix گر, which indicates a tool, instrument, or profession (the doer of an action). Together, they form a word for an instrument that senses.
Could I use هرگز instead of هیچوقت in this sentence?
Yes, you can. Both mean "never". هیچوقت is very common in everyday spoken and written Farsi, while هرگز is a bit more formal or literary. Just remember that both of these words require the same negative verb نمیزند to be grammatically correct.