Word
خانواده برای هر رقصنده کف میزنند.
Meaning
The family claps for every dancer.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of خانواده برای هر رقصنده کف میزنند.
خانوادهkhânevâde
family
برایbarâye
for
هرhar
every
رقصندهraghsande
dancer
Questions & Answers about خانواده برای هر رقصنده کف میزنند.
Why does the verb میزنند (they clap) have a plural ending when خانواده (family) is singular?
In Farsi, collective nouns that refer to groups of people, like خانواده (family), مردم (people), or تیم (team), require a 3rd-person plural verb. This is why we use the plural میزنند instead of the singular میزند.
What is the literal meaning of the compound verb کف میزنند?
The word کف translates to the 'palm' of the hand, and زدن means 'to hit' or 'to strike'. So, clapping in Farsi is literally expressed as 'striking palms'.
Why is رقصنده (dancer) singular here if the family is clapping for all of them?
The word هر means 'every' or 'each'. Just like in English, هر must always be followed by a singular noun in Farsi. You use هر رقصنده (every dancer), never plural.
How is the word رقصنده (dancer) formed?
It is built by taking the present stem of the verb رقصیدن (to dance), which is رقص, and adding the suffix ـنده. This suffix is a very common way to create a noun meaning 'the person who does the action', much like the '-er' ending in English.