Breakdown of او مردی است که همیشه وفادار و عاشق است.
است
is
او
he/she
و
and
مردmard
man
همیشهhamishe
always
کهke
that (conjunction)
وفادارvafâdâr
loyal
عاشقâsheq
in love
Questions & Answers about او مردی است که همیشه وفادار و عاشق است.
Why is there an -i at the end of mard (man) here?
This -i suffix links the noun mard to the descriptive clause that follows it. Whenever you want to say 'a [noun] that...' or 'the [noun] who...', you add -i to the noun right before the linking word ke. Here, mardi means 'a man (who)'.
In English we use 'who' for people, but the sentence uses ke. Doesn't ke mean 'that'?
In Farsi, the word ke is a universal linking word for these types of descriptive clauses. It translates to 'who', 'whom', 'that', or 'which' depending on the context. Since it refers back to mardi (a man), it translates to 'who' in this sentence.
Why does the first ast (is) come before ke instead of at the very end of the sentence?
A sentence with a relative clause is made of two separate blocks. The main block is u mardi ast (he is a man). Because Persian verbs typically go at the end of their own clause, ast finishes the main idea right before the ke clause starts.
How is the word vafādār (loyal) formed?
It is made of two parts: vafā (loyalty) and the suffix -dār (from the verb for 'to have'). In Farsi, adding -dār to a noun is a very common way to build an adjective describing someone who holds or possesses that quality.
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