Breakdown of حاشیههای مجزا سریع تطبیق داده میشوند.
شدنshodan
to become
سریعsari'
fast / rapid
مجزاmojazzâ
separate
حاشیهhâshiye
border / margin (edge, fringe)
تطبیق دادنtatbiq dâdan
to match / to correspond
Questions & Answers about حاشیههای مجزا سریع تطبیق داده میشوند.
Since this lesson is about fronting the object, why isn't there a را (râ) after حاشیههای مجزا (hâshiye-hâ-ye mojazzâ)?
Because this sentence uses the passive voice! In an active sentence, 'the borders' would be the direct object and could be fronted as a topic with را (râ). However, in a passive sentence, the original object becomes the grammatical subject. Subjects never take را (râ), even when they sit at the absolute beginning of the sentence to act as the topic.
حاشیههای مجزا (hâshiye-hâ-ye mojazzâ) refers to inanimate objects (borders). Why is the verb میشوند (mishavand) in the plural form?
While inanimate plural subjects in Farsi usually take a singular verb, using a plural verb is completely valid. It is often used in formal writing or to emphasize the individuality of the items. Here, it subtly stresses that the borders are truly مجزا (mojazzâ, separate or distinct) from one another.
How exactly is the passive verb تطبیق داده میشوند (tatbiq dâde mishavand) constructed here?
It is built from the active compound verb تطبیق دادن (tatbiq dâdan, to match or adapt). To make a compound verb with دادن (dâdan) passive, you keep the noun portion (تطبیق, tatbiq), change دادن (dâdan) into its past participle داده (dâde), and then add the conjugated auxiliary verb شدن (shodan, to become). For the present tense plural, that auxiliary is میشوند (mishavand).
Is سریع (sari') acting as an adjective or an adverb here, and why is it placed where it is?
It acts as an adverb of manner meaning 'quickly' (rather than the adjective 'fast'). In Farsi, adverbs of manner typically sit directly before the verb. Because the passive construction تطبیق داده میشوند (tatbiq dâde mishavand) functions as a single verbal unit, the adverb سریع (sari') is placed naturally right before the entire phrase.
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