Breakdown of جمعیت مثل بچهها یکصدا کف میزنند.
بچهbacheh
child
مثلmesl
like, such as
جمعیتjam'iyyat
crowd / population
یکصداyeksedâ
in unison
کف زدنkaf zadan
to clap
Questions & Answers about جمعیت مثل بچهها یکصدا کف میزنند.
Why is the verb میزنند plural if جمعیت (crowd) is a singular word?
جمعیت (crowd) is a collective noun. In Farsi, when a collective noun refers to a group of living people doing an action together, it usually takes a plural verb. So even though جمعیت is singular in form, we use the 3rd-person plural verb ending -ند to show that the individuals in the crowd are the ones clapping.
What does یکصدا literally translate to?
It literally means "one voice" (یک = one, صدا = voice or sound). In this sentence, it is used as an adverb to mean "in unison" or "all together."
I know زدن means "to hit." How does کف میزنند mean "clapping"?
To clap in Farsi is expressed with the compound verb کف زدن. The word کف here means the "palm" of the hand (though it can also mean "floor" or "foam" in other contexts). You literally "hit palms." Because the verb is in the present tense for a plural subject, it becomes کف میزنند (they clap).
How do you pronounce the connection between مثل and بچهها?
It is pronounced mesl-e bache-ha. The preposition مثل (like) requires the invisible connecting vowel called the ezafe (the "e" sound) to link it to the noun it is comparing the subject to.
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