Word
عقربههای ساعت حرکت نمیکند.
Meaning
The hands of the watch do not move.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of عقربههای ساعت حرکت نمیکند.
ساعتsâ'at
watch
حرکت کردنharekat kardan
to move
عقربهaghrabe
watch hand
حرکتharekat
movement, departure
Questions & Answers about عقربههای ساعت حرکت نمیکند.
Why is the verb نمیکند singular when the subject is عقربههای (hands), which is plural?
In Farsi, when a plural subject is inanimate (not a living person or animal), the verb is normally conjugated in the third-person singular. Since the hands of a watch are inanimate, we use the singular نمیکند instead of the plural نمیکنند.
Why is there a ی attached to the end of عقربههای?
This is the ezafe (the hidden linking vowel that means "of"). Since the plural suffix ـها ends in a long "a" vowel, Farsi inserts the consonant ی (ye) to connect it smoothly to the ezafe vowel before moving on to the next word, ساعت.
Where does the word عقربه come from?
The word عقربه actually means scorpion! The hands of a clock or watch are called this because their long, pointed shape resembles a scorpion's tail.
How is the negative formed in the compound verb حرکت نمیکند?
Like most compound verbs in Farsi, it is made of a noun (حرکت, meaning movement) and a light verb (کردن, to do). When making it negative, you only apply the negative prefix نـ to the conjugated verb part (میکند), leaving the noun part exactly as it is.