Learn Farsi: جمعیت هم‌زمان بی‌حرکت ایستادند. - The crowd stood motionless simultaneously.

جمعیت هم‌زمان بی‌حرکت ایستادند.jam'iyyat ham-zamân bi-harekat istâdand.

The crowd stood motionless simultaneously.

Breakdown of جمعیت هم‌زمان بی‌حرکت ایستادند.

Questions & Answers about جمعیت هم‌زمان بی‌حرکت ایستادند.

Why does the verb ایستادند end in a plural suffix if جمعیت is a singular word?

In Farsi, collective nouns—words that represent a group of people, like جمعیت (crowd), مردم (people), or خانواده (family)—take a plural verb. So even though the word itself is singular, we use the 3rd-person plural ending because the noun refers to multiple people.

How does the word بی‌حرکت break down to mean "motionless"?

It combines the prefix بی (meaning "without" or "-less") with the noun حرکت (movement or motion). You will see بی attached to many nouns in Farsi to create adjectives, similar to the English suffix "-less".

Is هم‌زمان made of two separate words?

Yes, it is formed from هم (same or together) and زمان (time). When you put them together, it literally means "same time" and acts as the adverb "simultaneously".

Can the verb ایستادند also mean "stopped"?

Yes! The infinitive ایستادن means either "to stand" or "to stop" depending on the context. Here, paired with بی‌حرکت (motionless), saying the crowd "stopped" or "stood still" both perfectly capture the meaning.