Breakdown of پسر جوان ولی خیلی باهوش است.
است
is
خیلی
very / many (of)
جوان
young
پسرpesar
boy / son
باهوشbâhush
smart
ولیvali
but
Questions & Answers about پسر جوان ولی خیلی باهوش است.
Why isn't it pesar-e javân with the connecting ezafe sound?
Because javân (young) isn't directly attached to pesar (boy) to mean "the young boy". Instead, "young" is a description of the boy, connected by the verb. The literal sentence structure is "Boy young but very smart is".
Can I use ammâ instead of vali in this sentence?
Yes! Both ammâ and vali mean "but" and are used to contrast two ideas just like in English. vali is very common in everyday spoken Farsi, while ammâ can sound a tiny bit more formal, but they are completely interchangeable here.
How does the word bâhush (smart) break down?
It is made of two common words: bâ which means "with", and hush which means "intelligence" or "mind". So in Farsi, a smart person is literally someone "with intelligence"!
Why is ast (is) at the very end instead of right after the boy?
Farsi puts the verb at the very end of the sentence. While English says "The boy is [young but smart]", Farsi places the action last and says "The boy [young but smart] is".
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