Breakdown of کاشیهای سقف هنوز عوض نشدهاند.
هنوزhanuz
yet / still
کاشیkâshi
tile
سقفsaqf
ceiling / roof
عوض شدنavaz shodan
to change, to be changed (intransitive)
Questions & Answers about کاشیهای سقف هنوز عوض نشدهاند.
How is the negative present perfect formed in the verb عوض نشدهاند?
It uses the negative prefix na- attached to the past participle shode (from shodan, to become), followed by the short verb ending for 'they', which is -and. So, na-shode-and means 'they have not become', making the full compound verb mean 'they have not been changed'.
Why is there a -ye sound linking کاشیهای and سقف?
The word کاشی (tile) is made plural with -hā, becoming کاشیها. Because it ends in a long vowel, we must use -ye instead of a simple -e sound for the Ezafe to smoothly link 'tiles' to saghf (ceiling).
What is the base infinitive for the verb used here?
The base infinitive is عوض شدن (avaz shodan), which literally means 'to become changed'. In Farsi, passive ideas like 'to be changed' are very often built by pairing an adjective or noun with the helper verb shodan (to become).
Can I put هنوز (yet) at the very end of the sentence like in English?
No, it sounds unnatural in Farsi. Adverbs of time like هنوز (hanooz) usually go before the verb or at the beginning of the sentence. Placing it right before عوض نشدهاند is the standard word order.
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