Breakdown of در مطب درباره کرم ضد آفتاب صحبت میشود.
درdar
in
صحبت کردنsohbat kardan
to speak / to talk
دربارهdarbâre
about / concerning
مطبmatab
clinic
کرمkerem
cream
ضد آفتابzedd-e âftâb
sunscreen
Questions & Answers about در مطب درباره کرم ضد آفتاب صحبت میشود.
Why does the sentence use میشود instead of matching a subject like 'sunscreen'?
This is an impersonal passive. The active verb is صحبت کردن (to talk), which takes a preposition (درباره) rather than a direct object. Because there is no direct object to become the new subject, Farsi makes the action itself the subject ('talking is done'). This means the passive verb is permanently locked in the third-person singular (میشود).
If we wanted to change this back to the active voice ('They talk about sunscreen'), where would درباره go?
It stays in the exact same place! The active version would be در مطب درباره کرم ضد آفتاب صحبت میکنند. The prepositional phrase sits right before the non-verbal part of the compound verb (صحبت), just as it does in this passive sentence.
How exactly does the phrase کرم ضد آفتاب (sunscreen) break down?
It literally translates to 'cream against sun'. The word ضد (anti or against) is linked to both the preceding noun and the following noun using the invisible ezafe vowel: کرمِ ضدِ آفتاب (kerem-e zedd-e âftâb). You can use this ضدِ pattern to build many other 'anti' compound words.
Is مطب used for any kind of medical clinic or hospital?
No, مطب specifically refers to a doctor's private office or consulting room. A larger medical clinic with multiple departments is usually called a درمانگاه and a full hospital is a بیمارستان.
Learn در مطب درباره کرم ضد آفتاب صحبت میشود and more in Farsi
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free