Breakdown of یک تماس مهم دارم.
یکyek
one / a, an
داشتنdâshtan
to have
مهمmohemm
important
تماسtamâs
contact, (phone) call
Questions & Answers about یک تماس مهم دارم.
Why does this sentence use yek instead of adding the indefinite suffix -i to the noun?
To say "an important call", you have three natural options in Farsi: using yek before the phrase (yek tamās-e mohem), adding the indefinite suffix -i to the end of the noun phrase (tamās-e mohemi), or combining both (yek tamās-e mohemi). Using just yek at the beginning is perfectly natural here and acts as the article "a" or "an".
Where exactly is the ezafe (the linking sound) pronounced in the phrase yek tamās-e mohem?
The ezafe links the noun to its adjective, so it attaches to the end of the noun: tamās-e mohem. It is important to remember that you do not put an ezafe after yek because numbers placed before a noun do not take one.
The word tamās translates to "contact". Does it specifically mean a phone call here?
Yes. While tamās literally translates to "contact" or "touch", it is the most common, everyday word used for a phone call. Native speakers typically just say tamās instead of the longer phrase tamās-e telefoni (telephone call).
Why doesn't the present-tense verb dāram have the continuous mi- prefix?
Unlike almost all other verbs in Farsi, dāshtan (to have) is an exception and does not take the mi- prefix in the present tense. To say "I have", it is always just dāram, never midāram.
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