Word
همهمان موافق هستیم که تصمیم وکیل منصفانه بود.
Meaning
All of us agree that the lawyer's decision was fair.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of همهمان موافق هستیم که تصمیم وکیل منصفانه بود.
بودنbudan
to be
کهke
that (conjunction)
همهhame
all, everyone
موافق بودنmovâfeq budan
to agree
Questions & Answers about همهمان موافق هستیم که تصمیم وکیل منصفانه بود.
How does the possessive enclitic work in همهمان to mean 'all of us'?
In this sentence, the first-person plural enclitic مان (usually meaning 'our') is attached directly to the quantifier همه (all). When these plural possessive enclitics attach to quantifiers, numbers, or indefinite pronouns, they act as partitives ('of us', 'of you', 'of them'). Thus, همهمان translates to 'all of us'.
Since همه ends in the 'e' vowel (silent h), is there a bridging 'y' sound in همهمان?
In formal and standard spoken Farsi, it is usually pronounced hame-mān without the 'y' glide, though you might occasionally hear hame-yemān. In writing, the enclitic is attached with a half-space, keeping the silent 'h' visibly distinct as همهمان.
Why is 'we agree' translated with the 'to be' verb هستیم instead of an action verb?
Farsi relies heavily on compound verbs. The concept of 'agreeing' is expressed with the compound موافق بودن (literally 'to be in agreement'). Therefore, 'we agree' is formed using the adjective موافق alongside the conjugated 'to be' verb هستیم.
What role does the suffix انه play in the word منصفانه?
The suffix انه is used to create adverbs or descriptive adjectives from nouns and base adjectives. Here it attaches to منصف (a fair or just person) to create منصفانه, which describes the nature of the decision () as being 'fair' or 'made in a fair way'.