Breakdown of ما به یک هتل نیاز داریم.
ما
we
یکyek
one / a, an
هتلhotel
hotel
بهbe
to
نیاز داشتنniâz dâshtan
to need
Questions & Answers about ما به یک هتل نیاز داریم.
Why does "we need" translate to niyâz dârim? I thought dârim means "we have".
You are exactly right! dârim means "we have." In Farsi, the concept of needing is expressed with the compound verb niyâz dâshtan, which literally means "to have a need." So, niyâz dârim translates directly to "we have a need."
What is the word be doing in front of yek hotel?
The word be means "to." The verb niyâz dâshtan (to need) always pairs with this preposition to show what it is you need. You can think of the literal translation of this sentence as: We have a need to a hotel.
Since dârim already means "we have," do I really need to include mâ at the beginning?
No, you do not! The -im ending on dârim makes it perfectly clear that the subject is "we." Native speakers often drop mâ and simply say be yek hotel niyâz dârim. Including mâ just adds a little bit of emphasis to the word "we".
Why are niyâz and dârim placed at the very end of the sentence?
Farsi puts verbs at the end of the sentence. Because niyâz dâshtan (to have a need) acts as a single compound verb, both parts stick together at the end of the sentence, right after the thing that you need.
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