Questions & Answers about مادربزرگشان داخل حیاط است.
How does the ending -shān work in mādar-bozorgeshān?
-shān (or -eshān) is the plural possessive ending for "their". You attach it directly to the end of the noun. Because mādar-bozorg (grandmother) ends in a consonant, we add the short "e" sound to connect them smoothly, making it mādar-bozorg-eshān.
What is the literal translation of the word mādar-bozorg?
It literally translates to "big mother". mādar means "mother" and bozorg means "big" or "great". Together, they form the standard Farsi word for "grandmother".
Is there a hidden sound between dākhel and hayāt?
Yes, there is a hidden "e" sound called the ezafe. The word dākhel means "inside". To link this location word to the place itself (hayāt, meaning yard), we must use the ezafe. When speaking, it is pronounced dākhel-e hayāt.
The word has the plural suffix for "their". Why is the verb ast singular?
The verb always matches the main subject of the sentence. Here, the subject is the grandmother (a single person), so we use the singular verb ast (is). The suffix -eshān just tells us whose grandmother she is; it doesn't make the actual subject plural.