Breakdown of موقعِ شام بود.
بودنbudan
to be
شامshâm
dinner
موقعmowqe'
time, moment (mowqe'-e = at the time of)
Questions & Answers about موقعِ شام بود.
How does the word موقع (mowqe') here relate to the lesson's topic of saying "when"?
Your lesson covers conjunctions for "when" like vaghti ke and zamâni ke. Another very common equivalent is mowqe'-i ke (at the time that). This sentence shows its root noun, mowqe', which simply means "time" or "moment". While you add -i ke to make it mean "when" before a full verb clause, you use the plain noun mowqe' before another noun to say "the time of" something.
How does Farsi translate compound concepts like "dinnertime"?
Instead of mashing two words together into a single compound word like English does, Farsi usually links them using the invisible ezâfe vowel (-e). موقعِ شام (mowqe'-e shâm) literally translates to "the time of dinner".
Where is the word for "it" in this sentence?
Farsi does not use "dummy" pronouns for abstract concepts like time, weather, or distance. While English grammar strictly requires you to say "It was dinnertime," Farsi just says موقعِ شام بود (time of dinner was). The "it" is simply understood from the context.
How should I pronounce the letter ع at the end of موقعِ in this sentence?
When reading the word موقع on its own, the letter ع (eyn) creates a slight glottal stop (a tiny catch in your throat, like in the middle of "uh-oh"). However, because it is immediately followed by the ezâfe linking vowel (-e) here, that harsh stop is softened, and it smoothly glides together to sound like mowqe'-e or mowqe-ye.
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