Breakdown of این جاروبرقی قابل شارژ است.
است
is
این
this
جاروبرقیjârubarghi
vacuum cleaner
قابلqâbel
capable of
Questions & Answers about این جاروبرقی قابل شارژ است.
How does the phrase قابل شارژ translate to "rechargeable"?
The word قابل (qâbel) means "capable of" or "admitting of." By using the ezafe to link it to the noun شارژ (šârž, "charge"), you form an adjective phrase meaning "capable of being charged" or "rechargeable." This قابل + noun structure is Farsi's main equivalent to the English "-able" suffix.
Since "to charge" is an action, why are we using the noun شارژ here instead of an infinitive verb?
"To charge" in Farsi is the compound verb شارژ کردن (šârž kardan). When using the قابل construction with a compound verb, you usually drop the light verb (کردن) and just attach the noun portion (شارژ) directly to قابل.
The word شارژ (šârž) sounds a bit like the English "charge". Is it a loanword?
Yes, but it was borrowed from the French "charge", not English. Farsi adopted many technological and everyday terms from French in the early 20th century. Notice it uses the letter ژ (zh) to mimic the original French pronunciation.
How would I make this sentence negative to say the vacuum cleaner is NOT rechargeable?
The simplest way is to negate the final verb: این جاروبرقی قابل شارژ نیست (in jârubarqi qâbel-e šârž nist). Alternatively, you can use the prefix غیر (qeyr-e, "non-") to negate the adjective phrase itself: این جاروبرقی غیر قابل شارژ است (in jârubarqi qeyr-e qâbel-e šârž ast).