{"id":192,"date":"2008-07-11T14:36:42","date_gmt":"2008-07-11T19:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/?page_id=192"},"modified":"2009-04-12T19:38:10","modified_gmt":"2009-04-13T01:38:10","slug":"magar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/language-specific-grammar\/magar\/","title":{"rendered":"Magar"},"content":{"rendered":"

The particle [tag resources magar_01] \u0645\u06af\u0631 [\/tag]magar<\/em><\/strong> is used in the interrogative<\/a> sentences in the following situations:<\/p>\n

When the speaker expects an opposite reply, even if the answer is indeed agreeable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are they here already?
\nThey aren\u2019t here yet, are they?<\/td>\n		magar \u0101made-and?<\/em><\/td>\n\n

[tag resources magar_02]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0622\u0645\u062f\u0647\u200c\u0627\u0646\u062f\u061f [\/tag]<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Possible answers:<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_03]\u0628\u0644\u0647\u066c \u0622\u0645\u062f\u0647\u200c\u0627\u0646\u062f [\/tag]
\nbale, \u0101made-and<\/em>
\n“Yes, they are.”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_04]\u0646\u0647\u066c \u0646\u06cc\u0627\u0645\u062f\u0647\u200c\u0627\u0646\u062f [\/tag]
\nna, nay\u0101made-and<\/em>
\n“No, they are not.”<\/h5>\n\n\n\n\n
Haven\u2019t you gone, already?<\/td>\nmagar narafte-id?<\/em><\/td>\n\n

[tag resources magar_05]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0646\u0631\u0641\u062a\u0647\u200c\u0627\u06cc\u062f\u061f [\/tag]<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Didn\u2019t you go?; or, Oh, you\u2019re still here!<\/td>\nmagar naraftid<\/em><\/td>\n\n

[tag resources magar_06]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0646\u0631\u0641\u062a\u06cc\u062f\u061f[\/tag]<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Possible replies:<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_07]\u0646\u0647\u066c \u0646\u0631\u0641\u062a\u0645 [\/tag]
\nna, naraftam<\/em>
\n“No, I did not go.”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_08]\u0686\u0631\u0627\u066c \u0631\u0641\u062a\u0645 \u0648 \u0628\u0631\u06af\u0634\u062a\u0645 [\/tag]
\ncer\u0101, raftam va barga\u0161tam<\/em>
\n“Yes I did go and I (just) returned.”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_09]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0646\u06af\u0641\u062a\u06cc \u062f\u06cc\u06af\u0631 \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u06a9\u0627\u0631 \u0631\u0627 \u0646\u0645\u06cc\u200c\u06a9\u0646\u06cc\u061f [\/tag]
\nmagar nagofti digar in k\u0101r r\u0101 nami koni?<\/em>
\n“Didn\u2019t you say you wouldn\u2019t do this again?”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_10]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0634\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u0645 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0622\u06cc\u06cc\u062f\u061f [\/tag]
\nmagar shom\u0101 ham mi \u0101yid?<\/em>
\n“Are you coming, too?”<\/h5>\n

Or:<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_11]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0646\u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0622\u06cc\u06cc\u062f\u061f [\/tag]
\nmagar nami \u0101yid?<\/em>
\n“Aren\u2019t you coming?” “Aren\u2019t you going to join me\/us?”<\/h5>\n

which means the speaker expected the listener\/receiver to go or join him\/her\/them.<\/p>\n

It also occurs as the segment [tag resources magar_12]\u0645\u06af\u0631\u0646\u0647\u061f [\/tag]magar na?<\/em> when the speaker induces agreement to a statement he or she makes (negative or positive), more like \u201cIsn\u2019t it true?\u201d, or \u201cAm I not right?\u201d:<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_13]\u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u062e\u0631\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u066c \u0645\u06af\u0631\u0646\u0647\u061f [\/tag]
\nin xar\u0101b ast, magar na?<\/em>
\n“This is broken, isn\u2019t it?”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_14]\u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0631\u0627 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647\u06cc\u062f\u066c \u0645\u06af\u0631\u0646\u0647\u061f [\/tag]
\nin r\u0101 mi x\u0101hid, magar na?<\/em>
\nWith the stress on in<\/em> = “You want this (one), don\u2019t you?”
\nWith the stress on mi<\/em> = “You do want this, don\u2019t you?”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_15]\u062d\u0631\u0641\u0645 \u0631\u0627\u200c\u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0641\u0647\u0645\u06cc\u066c \u0645\u06af\u0631\u0646\u0647\u061f [\/tag]
\nharfam r\u0101 mi fahmi, magar na?<\/em>
\n“You do understand (me), don\u2019t you?”
\n“We do understand each other, don\u2019t we?”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_16]\u062d\u0631\u0641\u0645 \u0631\u0627\u200c\u0641\u0647\u0645\u06cc\u062f\u06cc\u062f\u066c \u0645\u06af\u0631\u0646\u0647\u061f [\/tag]
\nharfam r\u0101 fahmidid, magar na? <\/em>
\n“You did understand, didn\u2019t you?”
\n“You did get my drift, didn\u2019t you?”
\n“You do understand me, don\u2019t you?”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_17]\u062d\u0631\u0641\u0645 \u0631\u0627 \u0646\u0641\u0647\u0645\u06cc\u062f\u06cc\u066c \u0645\u06af\u0631\u0646\u0647\u061f [\/tag]
\nharfam r\u0101 nafahmidi, magar na? <\/em>
\n“You didn\u2019t understand me, did you?”
\n“You did not understand me, am I wrong?”
\n“Correct me if I\u2019m wrong, you did not understand me, did you?”<\/h5>\n

In addition, \u0645\u06af\u0631 equates to the English conjunctions \u201cunless\u201d and \u201cunless otherwise\u2026\u201d:<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_18]\u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0647 \u0627\u0648 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u062f\u0647\u0645\u066c \u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u06a9\u0647 \u062e\u0648\u062f\u0634 \u0646\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647\u062f [\/tag]
\nin r\u0101 be u mi daham; magar in ke xoda\u0161 nax\u0101had<\/em>
\n“I\u2019ll give this to him\/her, unless he\/she himself\/herself doesn\u2019t want it.”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_19]\u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0647 \u0627\u0648 \u0646\u0645\u06cc\u200c\u062f\u0647\u0645\u066c \u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u06a9\u0647 \u062e\u0648\u062f\u0634 \u0628\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647\u062f [\/tag]
\nin r\u0101 be u nami daham; magar in ke xoda\u0161 bex\u0101had <\/em>
\n“I shall not give this to him\/her, unless he\/she himself\/herself wants it.”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_20]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0646\u0628\u06cc\u0646\u0645\u0634\u066c \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u06a9\u0634\u0645\u0634 [\/tag]
\nmagar nabinama\u0161, mi ko\u0161ama\u0161<\/em>
\n“Unless I don\u2019t see him\/her, (or else, otherwise) I shall kill him\/her!”<\/h5>\n

Sometimes the phrase[tag resources magar_21] \u0648\u06af\u0631\u0646\u0647 [\/tag]vagar na<\/em> (va agar na<\/em> \u2018otherwise, or else\u2019), intervenes, as follows:<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_22]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0646\u0628\u06cc\u0646\u0645\u0634\u066c \u0648\u06af\u0631\u0646\u0647 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u06a9\u0634\u0645\u0634 [\/tag]
\nmagar nabinama\u0161; vagar na mi ko\u0161ama\u0161 <\/em>
\n“Unless I don\u2019t see him\/her, (or else, otherwise) I shall kill him\/her!”<\/h5>\n

Or even \u06a9\u0647 ke<\/em> intervenes:<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_23]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u06a9\u0647 \u0646\u0628\u06cc\u0646\u0645\u0634\u066c \u0648\u06af\u0631\u0646\u0647 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u06a9\u0634\u0645\u0634 [\/tag]
\nmagar ke nabinama\u0161, vagar na mi ko\u0161ama\u0161<\/em>
\n“Unless I don\u2019t see him\/her, (or else, otherwise) I shall kill him\/her!”<\/h5>\n

Sometimes magar expresses utter curiosity or surprise:<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_24]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0627\u0648 \u06a9\u06cc\u0633\u062a\u061f [\/tag]
\nmagar u kist?<\/em>
\n“Who is he\/she? Who in the world is he\/she?”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_25]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u062a\u0648 \u06a9\u06cc \u0647\u0633\u062a\u06cc\u061f [\/tag]
\nmagar to ki hasti?<\/em>
\n“Who the hell do you think you are?”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_26]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0686\u0647 \u06af\u0641\u062a\u0645\u061f [\/tag]
\nmagar ce goftam?<\/em>
\n“What (in the world) did I say (that made you so angry)?”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_27]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0646\u06cc\u0627\u0645\u062f\u0647\u200c\u0627\u0646\u062f\u061f [\/tag]
\nmagar nay\u0101made-and?<\/em>
\n“Don\u2019t tell me they are not here yet!”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_28]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0686\u0647 \u06a9\u0627\u0631 \u06a9\u0631\u062f\u0645 \u06a9\u0647 \u0627\u0632 \u0645\u0646 \u06a9\u0646\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u06af\u06cc\u0631\u06cc\u061f [\/tag]
\nmagar cek\u0101r kardam, ke az man ken\u0101re migiri?<\/em>
\n“Tell me, what did I do that you keep away from me?”<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_29]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0686\u0647 \u06a9\u0627\u0631 \u06a9\u0631\u062f\u0647\u200c\u0627\u0645 \u06a9\u0647 \u0627\u0632 \u0645\u0646 \u06a9\u0646\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u06af\u06cc\u0631\u06cc\u061f [\/tag]
\nmagar cek\u0101r karde am, ke az man ken\u0101re migiri?<\/em>
\n“Tell me, what have I done that you keep away from me?”<\/h5>\n

Also the colloquial:<\/p>\n

[tag resources magar_30]\u0645\u06af\u0647 \u0686\u0647\u200c\u06a9\u0627\u0631\/\u0686\u06cc\u06a9\u0627\u0631 \u06a9\u0631\u062f\u0645 \u06a9\u0647 \u0627\u0632 \u0645\u0646 \u06a9\u0646\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u06af\u06cc\u0631\u06cc\u061f [\/tag]
\nmage cek\u0101r\/cik\u0101r karda|m, ke az man ken\u0101re migiri?<\/em>
\n“Tell me, what have I done that you keep away from me?”<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The particle [tag resources magar_01] \u0645\u06af\u0631 [\/tag]magar is used in the interrogative sentences in the following situations: When the speaker expects an opposite reply, even if the answer is indeed agreeable: Are they here already? They aren\u2019t here yet, are they? magar \u0101made-and? [tag resources magar_02]\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0622\u0645\u062f\u0647\u200c\u0627\u0646\u062f\u061f [\/tag] Possible answers: [tag resources magar_03]\u0628\u0644\u0647\u066c \u0622\u0645\u062f\u0647\u200c\u0627\u0646\u062f [\/tag] […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":289,"featured_media":0,"parent":51,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-192","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/289"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3361,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions\/3361"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/persian_online_resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}