Word
خود راهبر قطار هم میگه که خرابی زیاده.
Meaning
The train operator himself also says that there are a lot of breakdowns.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of خود راهبر قطار هم میگه که خرابی زیاده.
است
is
گفتنgoftan
to say / to tell
زیادziyâd
a lot
کهke
that (conjunction)
Questions & Answers about خود راهبر قطار هم میگه که خرابی زیاده.
Why does khod come before raahbar-e qataar here, rather than after it?
When khod comes before a noun and connects to it with an ezafe (khod-e), it acts as an emphatic modifier meaning 'the noun itself' or 'the very noun.' If you placed it after the noun as a possessive (like raahbar-e khod), it would mean 'his own operator,' acting as a reflexive pronoun instead.
Does the word ham translate to 'also' or 'even' in this sentence?
It translates best to 'also,' but it adds the same kind of emphasis as 'even' does in English. Combined with the emphatic khod-e, the phrase khod-e raahbar-e qataar ham carries the heavy weight of 'Even the train operator himself says...' or 'The train operator himself also says...'
I learned that kharaab means 'broken' or 'ruined.' Does kharaabi always mean a literal 'breakdown'?
kharaabi literally translates to 'destruction' or 'ruin,' but in the context of machines, vehicles, or systems, it is the standard Farsi word for 'breakdowns' or 'malfunctions.' The phrase kharaabi ziyaade is a very natural way to express 'there are a lot of breakdowns' or 'failures are frequent.'
How are mige and ziyaade formed in this sentence?
These are standard spoken contractions. mige is the conversational form of the formal verb mi-guyad (he/she says). ziyaade is a spoken contraction of ziyaad ast (is a lot). In spoken Farsi, the verb often shrinks into a simple sound attached to the end of the previous word.