Breakdown of فروشنده چند پرتقال تازه به مشتری داد.
بهbe
to
چندchand
how many / several / a few
دادنdâdan
to give
مشتریmoshtari
customer
تازهtâze
fresh
فروشندهforushande
seller
پرتقالporteghâl
orange (the fruit)
Questions & Answers about فروشنده چند پرتقال تازه به مشتری داد.
Why is پرتقال singular here if the translation says oranges?
In Farsi, when you use a number or a word indicating quantity like چند (meaning a few or several), the noun that follows it must stay in its singular form. That is why we use پرتقال instead of the plural پرتقالها.
Doesn't چند usually mean how many or how much?
Yes, when asking a question, چند translates to how many or how much. However, when you use it in a regular statement like this sentence, it means a few, several, or some.
How do we link the words for orange and fresh when speaking?
You use the invisible ezafe vowel to connect the noun to its adjective. When reading this aloud, you say porteghal-e tazeh. The ezafe is rarely written in the Farsi script, but you need it to show that تازه describes پرتقال.
What is the role of the ending on the word فروشنده?
The suffix نده acts a lot like the English ending -er. It attaches to the present stem of a verb to describe a person who does that action. Here it connects to the root for selling, making the word mean seller.
What tense is the verb داد?
It is in the simple past tense and means gave. The dictionary form of the verb is دادن (to give). To get the past stem for the third-person singular (he, she, or it), you just drop the final ن.
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