Breakdown of پنج سال است که به جنگلکاری در این منطقه ادامه میدهند.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
درdar
in
بهbe
to
پنجpanj
five
کهke
that (conjunction)
سالsâl
year
ادامه دادنedâme dâdan
to continue
منطقهmantaghe
area
جنگلکاریjangal-kâri
afforestation
Questions & Answers about پنج سال است که به جنگلکاری در این منطقه ادامه میدهند.
Why is the preposition be used before jangal-kâri?
This sentence uses the phasal verb edâme dâdan (to continue). In Farsi, this verb requires the preposition be to introduce the action or thing being continued. Here, it connects the verb to the noun jangal-kâri (afforestation), following our lesson's pattern of edâme dâdan be plus a noun.
Why does the Farsi sentence use the present tense edâme midahand when the English translation says 'have been continuing'?
English uses the present perfect continuous for an action that started in the past and is still happening. Farsi approaches this differently by combining a time phrase like panj sâl ast ke (it is five years that) with the present continuous tense edâme midahand (they are continuing).
How is the noun jangal-kâri formed?
It is a compound noun made from jangal (forest) and the suffix -kâri (work or activity). Together, they mean the activity of making or planting a forest. Because it is a noun, it fits perfectly into the edâme dâdan be plus Noun structure.
Why does the location dar in manteqe separate be jangal-kâri from the verb edâme midahand?
In Farsi, compound verbs are often split by other sentence elements. The prepositional object be jangal-kâri comes first, followed by the location dar in manteqe, pushing the main part of the verb edâme midahand to the very end of the sentence. This follows standard Farsi word order.
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