Breakdown of نود درصد کارگرها وظیفهشناس هستند.
بودنbudan
to be
نودnavad
ninety
شناختنshenâkhtan
to know (someone) / to recognize
وظیفهvazife
task / duty
کارگرkârgar
worker
درصدdar-sad
percent
Questions & Answers about نود درصد کارگرها وظیفهشناس هستند.
How does the word وظیفهشناس fit into the "noun + present stem" pattern from this lesson?
It combines the noun وظیفه (duty or task) with شناس, which is the bare present stem of the verb شناختن (to know or recognize). Literally meaning "duty-recognizing," it is the standard way to say "dutiful" or "conscientious" in Farsi.
What are some other common compound words that use the stem شناس?
This is a very productive pattern for creating words for experts or people with a specific characteristic. For example, زبانشناس (linguist, from زبان meaning language) and روانشناس (psychologist, from روان meaning mind). You will also see it in other adjectives like حقشناس (grateful or appreciative, literally "right-recognizing").
Do I need to pronounce an ezafe between درصد and کارگرها?
Yes. Although it isn't written in the Farsi script, you should pronounce it as navad darsad-e kārgar-hā. The invisible ezafe connects the percentage to the noun, functioning exactly like the word "of" in the English translation.
Why is the plural verb هستند used when the subject starts with a quantity like نود درصد?
In Farsi, when a fraction or percentage quantifies a plural, animate noun like کارگرها (workers), the verb takes the plural form to agree with the human subjects. If the percentage referred to something inanimate or uncountable, you would use a singular verb instead.
Why are وظیفه and شناس typed closely together but not fully connected?
They are joined by a half-space, which is standard for compound adjectives formed from a noun and a present stem. The half-space visually groups the components as a single concept while keeping the original spelling and letter shapes of the individual words intact.
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