Word
ترسیدن از آن سگ سیاه اشتباه است.
Meaning
Fearing that black dog is a mistake.
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Questions & Answers about ترسیدن از آن سگ سیاه اشتباه است.
How do we find the past stem of the verb ترسیدن used at the beginning of this sentence?
To get the past stem, you simply drop the final ن (n) from the infinitive. So, from ترسیدن (tarsidan), we drop the ن to get the past stem ترسید (tarsid). You will use this stem to build past tense verbs.
The English translation says "Fearing", but ترسیدن means "to fear". Why is the infinitive used here?
In Farsi, the infinitive of a verb acts just like a noun. While English often uses words ending in -ing for this (like "fearing"), Farsi simply uses the full infinitive word to mean the act of doing that verb.
Why is the word از (from) used right after ترسیدن?
In English, you are afraid "of" something, but in Farsi, you fear "from" something. The verb ترسیدن and its related words always pair with the preposition از to show what is being feared.
Where is the hidden Ezafe (the short "e" sound that connects words) in the phrase آن سگ سیاه?
It goes between the noun and its adjective, making it "aan sag-e siyaah". Notice there is no Ezafe after آن (that). This is because words like "this" and "that" come before the noun and do not take a connector. The Ezafe only connects سگ (dog) to سیاه (black).