Breakdown of در طولِ روز کار میکنم.
درdar
in
روزruz
day
کار کردنkâr kardan
to work
طولtul
length; duration (dar tul-e = during)
Questions & Answers about در طولِ روز کار میکنم.
This lesson is about tul kashidan (to take time). What does tul mean on its own in dar tul-e ruz?
The word tul literally means length or duration. In the lesson's verb tul kashidan, it literally means to pull length (meaning to take time). Here, the phrase dar tul-e means in the length of, which is the standard Farsi way to say during or throughout a period of time.
Why is there an e sound linking tul and ruz?
That is the Ezafe. It connects the noun tul (length) to the noun ruz (day). Together, tul-e ruz means the length of the day, and adding dar (in) at the front turns it into the phrase during the day.
How is dar tul-e ruz different from just saying ruz-hâ (days)?
While both can refer to working daytime hours, ruz-hâ simply means days as opposed to nights. Using dar tul-e ruz emphasizes the actual span of time, carrying the feeling of throughout the course of the day.
Since Farsi doesn't have a separate present continuous tense, how do we know if kâr mi-konam means I work or I am working?
Context usually makes it clear. The present indicative prefix mi- covers both general habits and ongoing actions. Because this sentence uses a broad time frame like dar tul-e ruz (during the day), it naturally implies a routine or habit (I work) rather than an action happening this exact second.
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