Word
مهمانان کنار سفرهی عقد جمع میشوند.
Meaning
The guests will gather around the wedding spread.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of مهمانان کنار سفرهی عقد جمع میشوند.
کنارkenâr
beside, next to
مهمانmehmân
guest
جمع شدنjam' shodan
to gather
سفرهsofre
spread / cloth (tablecloth)
Questions & Answers about مهمانان کنار سفرهی عقد جمع میشوند.
How would I apply this lesson's grammar to say 'I hope the guests will gather around the wedding spread'?
You would add ای کاش (ey kâsh) at the beginning of the sentence and change the present indicative verb جمع میشوند to the present subjunctive: جمع بشوند (jam' beshavand). The full sentence would be: ای کاش مهمانان کنار سفرهی عقد جمع بشوند.
The translation says 'will gather', but the verb جمع میشوند is in the present tense. Why isn't the future tense used here?
In Farsi, the present indicative is very frequently used to express near or planned future events. While you could use the formal future tense with خواهند (khâhand), using the present tense is much more common and natural in everyday speech, similar to how we say 'The guests are gathering tomorrow' in English.
What exactly is a سفرهی عقد?
A سفره (sofre) is a traditional cloth spread out for meals or ceremonies, and عقد (aqd) refers to the marriage contract or ceremony. The سفرهی عقد is a beautiful, traditional Persian wedding spread containing highly symbolic items (like mirrors, spices, and coins) that the couple sits in front of while getting married.
Why is the plural suffix ـان (-ân) used in مهمانان instead of the standard ـها (-hâ)?
The suffix ـان (-ân) is traditionally used to pluralize animate nouns (people and animals). While you can definitely say مهمانها (mehmân-hâ) in modern Farsi, using مهمانان elevates the tone slightly, which perfectly fits the somewhat formal and traditional setting of a wedding.