Breakdown of آیا عاشق شریکی هستی که مهربان است؟
است
is
بودنbudan
to be
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
کهke
that (conjunction)
Questions & Answers about آیا عاشق شریکی هستی که مهربان است؟
Why is there an ی attached to the end of شریک (sharik)?
This is the indefinite marker -i that we use right before a relative clause. It translates to 'a' or 'some.' Because we are about to describe the partner using که (ke), we add this -i to شریک (partner) to signal that we mean 'a partner who...'.
Does که (ke) always mean 'who'?
که is a very versatile connector. Here, it acts as a relative pronoun linking the two parts of the sentence. Depending on the noun it describes, it can mean 'who', 'which', or 'that'. Since it refers to a person here, it translates to 'who'.
Where is the word for 'with'? In English we say 'in love with'.
Farsi doesn't use a preposition like 'with' here. Instead, you use عاشق (ashegh), meaning 'in love' or 'lover', linked directly to the person using the invisible connector sound Ezafe: عاشقِ (ashegh-e). Literally, this functions like saying 'Are you the lover of a partner...'.
Why are the two verbs هستی (hasti) and است (ast) separated from each other?
This sentence has two clauses, and in Farsi, verbs generally go at the end of their respective clause. هستی (you are) completes the main question 'Are you in love with a partner', while است (is) goes at the end of the relative clause 'who is kind'.