Word
علیرغم دشواریها، این پستچی متعهد هنوز مرسولهها را به موقع تحویل میدهد.
Meaning
Despite the difficulties, this committed mail carrier still delivers the packages on time.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of علیرغم دشواریها، این پستچی متعهد هنوز مرسولهها را به موقع تحویل میدهد.
این
this
راrâ
definite direct object marker
هنوزhanuz
yet / still
پستچیpostchi
postman
Questions & Answers about علیرغم دشواریها، این پستچی متعهد هنوز مرسولهها را به موقع تحویل میدهد.
Does علیرغم always need an ezafe to connect to the next word, and how formal is it?
Yes, it always takes an ezafe, so it is pronounced علیرغمِ (alâ-raghm-e). It translates to 'despite' or 'in spite of' and is a formal preposition. In casual spoken Farsi, you are much more likely to hear alternatives like با وجودِ (bâ vojud-e) or the conjunction با این که (bâ in ke).
I usually see بسته for 'package'. What is the difference between that and مرسوله?
بسته (baste) is the general, everyday word for a package or parcel. مرسوله (marsoole) is a much more formal and technical term used specifically for postal shipments, mail, or dispatches. Its use here perfectly matches the formal tone set by the preposition علیرغم.
The word متعهد (committed) looks like it might have a tricky pronunciation. How does it connect to the noun?
It is pronounced mote'ahhed. Because it is an adjective modifying the noun پستچی (mail carrier), they must be linked by an ezafe. Since پستچی ends in a long vowel, the ezafe is pronounced as a 'ye' sound, making the full phrase پستچیِ متعهد (postchi-ye mote'ahhed).
Why does the object marker را appear before به موقع (on time) rather than right next to the verb?
The marker را must directly follow the specific direct object it defines, which in this case is مرسولهها (the packages). The phrase is an adverbial phrase describing when the delivery happens, so it naturally sits between the marked direct object and the compound verb (delivers).