Word
ما فردا به یک راهپیمایی بزرگ میرویم.
Meaning
We are going to a big rally tomorrow.
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Questions & Answers about ما فردا به یک راهپیمایی بزرگ میرویم.
The word راهپیمایی (rally/march) looks like a compound word. How is it built?
It is built from three parts: راه (path/road) + پیما (the present stem of پیمودن, meaning to traverse) + the noun-forming suffix یی- (which is just ی- added after a vowel). Literally, it means path-traversing, which describes a march perfectly!
Why doesn't یک take an ezâfe to connect to راهپیمایی?
The word یک (one/a) is a determiner that comes directly before the noun, and it never takes an ezâfe. So we simply say یک راهپیمایی (a rally). However, the descriptive adjective بزرگ (big) comes after the noun, which is why the noun needs an ezâfe to connect to it: یک راهپیماییِ بزرگ (a big rally).
The sentence is about tomorrow (فردا), but uses the present tense verb میرویم. Is this correct?
Yes, this is very natural! Just like in English, Farsi frequently uses the present tense to talk about a fixed plan in the near future. While you could use the strict future tense (خواهیم رفت), using the present tense میرویم is much more common in everyday communication.
Could we drop the preposition به (to) in this sentence?
In standard Farsi, you need به before the destination when using رفتن (to go). However, in casual spoken Farsi, native speakers often drop it completely and simply say ما فردا یک راهپیمایی بزرگ میرویم.