Learn Farsi: مدیر گزارشا رو درباره‌ی انفعال کارگرا خوند. - The manager read the reports about the passivity of the workers.

انفعال is actually the namesake of the Form VII pattern, which usually implies passivity, yielding, or an internal change. It is built on the Arabic root ف ع ل (f-'-l), which means "to do" or "to act". By plugging these three root letters into the en-C1-e-C2-â-C3 pattern, we get انفعال (en-f-e-'-â-l), which literally translates to "being acted upon" or "passivity".

Why do the words for "reports" and "workers" end in a simple Alef (ا) instead of the standard plural marker ها?

This sentence is written in a colloquial register. In spoken and informal written Farsi, the plural suffix ها (-hâ) frequently drops the "h" sound and attaches to the word as just ا (-â). Therefore, گزارش‌ها (gozâresh-hâ) becomes گزارشا (gozâresh-â), and کارگرها (kârgar-hâ) becomes کارگرا (kârgar-â).

Is there a hidden ezâfe connecting "passivity" and "workers" in انفعال کارگرا?

Yes! You must use an ezâfe (the unstressed "-e" sound) to link these two nouns, creating the meaning "the passivity of the workers". When spoken, it is pronounced enfe'âl-e kârgar-â. Because انفعال ends in a consonant, this ezâfe is not written out in the Farsi script, but it is mandatory for the grammar.

Why does the direct object marker رو (ro) come right after "reports" rather than at the very end of the sentence?