Word
قاضی باید دربارهی عدالت صحبت کند.
Meaning
The judge must speak about justice.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of قاضی باید دربارهی عدالت صحبت کند.
صحبت کردنsohbat kardan
to speak / to talk
بایدbâyad
must
دربارهdarbâre
about / concerning
قاضیqâzi
judge
Questions & Answers about قاضی باید دربارهی عدالت صحبت کند.
How can I apply the suffix "-khâh" from this lesson to the word for "justice" in this sentence?
You can attach -khâh (meaning "seeker" or "desiring") to عدالت (edâlat) to form عدالتخواه (edâlat-khâh), which means "justice-seeker" or "egalitarian".
Why is the verb "konad" in the subjunctive mood here?
The verb follows باید (bâyad, meaning "must"). In Farsi, modal verbs like "must", "can", and "want" require the following verb to be in the subjunctive mood. Since صحبت کردن (sohbat kardan) is a compound verb, only the light verb کردن (kardan) takes the subjunctive form کند (konad).
Why does "darbâre" have a "ye" attached to it before "edâlat"?
The preposition درباره (darbâre, meaning "about") is linked to the following noun using the ezafe vowel. Because درباره ends in a silent ه (which acts as a vowel), a ی (y) is inserted to prevent a vowel clash, making it دربارهی (darbâre-ye).
Does the letter "zâd" in the word for judge (qâzi) have a special pronunciation?
No, in modern Persian, the letter ض (zâd) is pronounced exactly like the standard "z" (ز), so قاضی is simply pronounced "qâzi". The unique spelling is preserved because it is an Arabic loanword.