مدیر اداره گفت که فردا جلسه داریم.

Breakdown of مدیر اداره گفت که فردا جلسه داریم.

فردا
tomorrow
داشتن
to have
گفتن
to say
که
that
مدیر
manager
اداره
office
جلسه
meeting

Questions & Answers about مدیر اداره گفت که فردا جلسه داریم.

How do I pronounce this sentence?

A natural pronunciation is:

modir-e edâre goft ke fardâ jalase dârim

A few notes:

  • مدیرِ اداره = modir-e edâre
  • گفت = goft
  • که = ke
  • فردا = fardâ
  • جلسه = jalase
  • داریم = dârim

The small -e sound between modir and edâre is called ezafe. It links nouns together, even though it is usually not written in normal Persian spelling.

What does مدیر اداره mean exactly?

مدیر اداره means something like the manager of the office or the office manager, depending on context.

Literally:

  • مدیر = manager
  • اداره = office, department, administration

So the phrase is really مدیرِ اداره in pronunciation, with ezafe linking the two nouns:

  • modir-e edâre

This structure is very common in Persian for phrases like:

  • کتابِ من = my book
  • رئیسِ شرکت = the head of the company
  • مدیرِ اداره = the manager of the office
Why can’t I see the -e in مدیر اداره if it is pronounced modir-e edâre?

Because short vowels are usually not written in ordinary Persian script.

So:

  • written: مدیر اداره
  • pronounced: modir-e edâre

That hidden -e is the ezafe, a linking vowel used between nouns, or between a noun and an adjective.

Learners often expect it to be visible, but in normal writing it usually is not.

What does که do in this sentence?

که here means that and introduces the reported clause:

  • گفت که ... = said that ...

So the structure is:

  • مدیر اداره گفت = the office manager said
  • که فردا جلسه داریم = that we have a meeting tomorrow

In English, that is often omitted:

  • The manager said we have a meeting tomorrow.

In Persian, که is very common and often sounds more natural in sentences like this.

Why is داریم in the we form? There is no ما in the sentence.

Persian often drops subject pronouns when the verb already shows the subject.

Here:

  • داریم = we have

The ending -یم tells you the subject is we.

So Persian does not need to say ما unless it wants emphasis or contrast:

  • ما فردا جلسه داریم = We have a meeting tomorrow

Without ما, the sentence is still completely normal.

Why does Persian say جلسه داریم for we have a meeting?

Persian commonly uses داشتن (to have) with events and scheduled activities.

So:

  • جلسه داریم = we have a meeting
  • کلاس داریم = we have class
  • امتحان داریم = we have an exam

This is very natural Persian. It does not necessarily emphasize possession; it often just means that an event is scheduled for us or involves us.

Why is there no را after جلسه?

Because جلسه here is being used as a non-specific or general direct object: a meeting, not the specific meeting.

In Persian, را is usually used for a specific/definite direct object.

So:

  • فردا جلسه داریم = we have a meeting tomorrow
  • فردا آن جلسه را داریم = we have that meeting tomorrow

In the original sentence, جلسه is just a bare noun, so no را is needed.

Why is there no word for the in this sentence?

Persian does not have a definite article like English the.

So words like:

  • مدیر can mean manager or the manager
  • اداره can mean office or the office
  • جلسه can mean a meeting or sometimes the meeting, depending on context

Definiteness is usually understood from the situation, not from a separate word.

That is why مدیر اداره can naturally be interpreted as the office manager even though there is no word meaning the.

What tense is گفت?

گفت is the simple past of گفتن (to say).

So:

  • گفت = he/she said

Persian usually does not require a separate pronoun here if the subject is already stated:

  • مدیر اداره گفت = the office manager said

In context, گفت can often be translated as:

  • said
  • sometimes told, if English prefers that wording

But literally, it is the past form of say.

What is the basic word order of this sentence?

Persian is generally Subject–Object/Complement–Verb.

This sentence follows that pattern:

  • مدیر اداره = subject
  • گفت = main verb
  • که فردا جلسه داریم = subordinate clause

Inside the subordinate clause:

  • فردا = time expression
  • جلسه = object/complement
  • داریم = verb

So Persian tends to keep the verb near the end, especially in subordinate clauses.

A rough structural breakdown is:

  • [The office manager] [said] [that tomorrow a meeting we-have]

That may feel backward from English at first, but it is very normal in Persian.

Can the word order inside که فردا جلسه داریم change?

Yes, some variation is possible, especially in speech, but the verb usually stays at the end.

The original order:

  • فردا جلسه داریم

is very natural and neutral.

You may also hear things like:

  • جلسه فردا داریم
  • ما فردا جلسه داریم

These can shift emphasis slightly:

  • فردا first emphasizes the time
  • ما adds emphasis to we
  • جلسه first can make the meeting itself more prominent

But for a learner, فردا جلسه داریم is an excellent standard pattern to remember.

Is this sentence formal, informal, or neutral?

It is mostly neutral and very natural.

Nothing in it is especially slangy or highly literary:

  • مدیر اداره is standard
  • گفت که is standard
  • فردا جلسه داریم is very common everyday Persian

So this is the kind of sentence you could easily hear in normal conversation, workplace speech, or written everyday Persian.

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