Word
گروه یکصدا آواز میخوانند و میرقصند.
Meaning
The group sings and dances in unison.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of گروه یکصدا آواز میخوانند و میرقصند.
و
and
رقصیدنraghsidan
to dance
آواز خواندنâvâz khândan
to sing
گروهgoruh
group
Questions & Answers about گروه یکصدا آواز میخوانند و میرقصند.
Why do the verbs end in -ند (they) when the subject گروه is singular?
This is a special rule for collective nouns in Farsi! Even though گروه (group) is grammatically singular, it represents multiple living people acting together. Therefore, the verbs میخوانند and میرقصند take the 3rd-person plural ending -ند (they). While English says 'the group sings', Farsi essentially says 'the group they sing'.
How exactly does یکصدا mean 'in unison'?
یکصدا is a compound word made of یک (one) and صدا (voice or sound). When used to describe an action, doing something with 'one voice' perfectly translates to acting harmoniously, all together, or 'in unison'.
Why does 'sings' need two words (آواز میخوانند) here?
Farsi frequently uses compound verbs. To express 'singing', you use the noun آواز (song or vocal music) plus the verb خواندن (to read or to recite). So, آواز میخوانند literally translates to 'they read a song', which is the standard way to say 'they sing'.
Do I have to repeat the می prefix on both verbs when connecting them with و (and)?
Yes. Unlike English where you might say 'are singing and dancing' without repeating the helper verb, Farsi generally requires each fully conjugated verb to keep its own tense marker. Both میخوانند and میرقصند need their می prefix to show they are ongoing present-tense actions.