Questions & Answers about نوشتن نامه زیبا است.
Why does this sentence use نوشتن (to write) when the English translation says 'writing'?
In Farsi, the infinitive (the dictionary form ending in -tan or -dan) is often used exactly like the English '-ing' form when it acts as a noun. So نوشتن means both 'to write' and 'writing'.
Since the lesson is about finding the present stem, how do I find it for نوشتن?
نوشتن is an irregular verb. While you can drop the -tan to get the past stem (nevesht), the present stem does not follow a simple rule and just has to be memorized. For نوشتن, the present stem is نویس (nevis).
Is there an invisible connecting sound (an ezafe) between نوشتن and نامه?
Yes! It is pronounced 'neveshtan-e nameh'. Even though the infinitive acts as an action in English ('writing a letter'), in Farsi grammar it acts like a noun here. You connect 'writing' and 'letter' with an ezafe, which is like saying 'the writing of a letter'.
Why is است (is) at the very end of the sentence?
Farsi typically puts verbs at the end of the sentence. Here, 'writing a letter' is the subject, 'beautiful' is the adjective describing it, and the verb است wraps it up at the very end.
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