Questions & Answers about یک سؤال دارم.
Why does this sentence use yek for "a" instead of adding the indefinite ending -i to the noun?
Both are perfectly fine! In Farsi, you can say yek so'âl dâram, so'âli dâram, or even combine them as yek so'âli dâram. Using just yek before the noun is very common in everyday speech to mean "a" or "one".
What is the little mark over the letter vâv in s'oâl (سؤال)?
That is a hamza. In this Arabic loanword, it sits on top of the vâv (ؤ) to show a glottal stop, which is a tiny catch in your throat. You pronounce the word in two distinct parts: so-âl.
Why doesn't the verb dâram have the mi- prefix that usually marks the present tense?
The verb dâshtan (to have) is a famous exception in Farsi grammar. It is the only verb that does not take the mi- prefix in the simple present tense. It is always just dâram (I have), never midâram.
Since "a question" is the object of the sentence, why isn't the object marker râ used?
The marker râ is only used for specific, definite direct objects, like "the question" or "this question". Because you are talking about "a question" generally, it is indefinite and does not take râ.
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