Learn Farsi: کدام بازیگر شریکی دارد که خیلی جذاب است؟ - Which actor has a partner who is very attractive?

The -i suffix here is the indefinite marker, meaning 'a' or 'some', so shariki means 'a partner'. In Farsi, when you use a relative clause with ke (who/that) to describe an indefinite noun, you attach this -i to the noun being described (the antecedent). It tells us we are talking about 'a partner who...'.

What does ke mean here, and how is it used?

ke is a relative pronoun meaning 'who', 'which', or 'that'. It connects the main sentence (kodām bāzigar shariki dārad, 'which actor has a partner') to the descriptive clause (kheyli jazzāb ast, 'is very attractive'). Unlike English, which changes the word based on whether it is a person or an object, Farsi simply uses ke for all of them.

Why does the verb dārad (has) come before ke instead of at the very end of the entire sentence?

In Farsi, the verb of a main clause usually goes at the end of its own clause, right before the relative pronoun ke. So, 'Which actor has a partner' (kodām bāzigar shariki dārad) is the main clause, and its verb dārad finishes that thought before the descriptive ke clause starts.

Does kodām change if we are talking about plural actors?

No, kodām (which) is a question word that stays exactly the same whether the noun following it is singular or plural. Notice that the noun following it, (actor), is also singular here. In Farsi, after question words like , the noun is kept singular even if the answer might involve multiple people.