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این هدیهی تولد برایش است و او خیلی قدردان است.
Meaning
This birthday gift is for him, and he is very grateful.
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Questions & Answers about این هدیهی تولد برایش است و او خیلی قدردان است.
How does برایش (barâyash) translate to "for him"?
برایش (barâyash) combines the preposition برای (barâye), meaning "for", with the third-person singular enclitic -ش (-ash), meaning "him", "her", or "it". Because برای ends in a spoken "e" sound, that "e" drops when the enclitic is added, giving us barâyash instead of "barâye-ash".
Why is there an extra "ye" sound at the end of هدیه (hedye) in this sentence?
That is the ezâfe connector, which links words together to show possession or description. It links هدیه (hedye), meaning "gift", to تولد (tavallod), meaning "birthday", to mean "birthday gift". Because هدیه ends in a vowel (the silent "h" acting as an "e" sound), we must use a "ye" sound to bridge the two words, making it hedye-ye tavallod.
What is the literal translation of the word قدردان (ghadrdân)?
It is made of two parts: قدر (ghadr), meaning "value" or "worth", and the suffix دان- (-dân), meaning "knowing" (from the verb meaning "to know"). Literally, a قدردان person is "value-knowing"—which translates perfectly to "grateful" or "appreciative".
The verb است (ast) appears twice. Is that normal?
Yes, in formal written Farsi this is completely normal. The sentence consists of two independent clauses joined by و (and): "the gift is for him" and "he is grateful". Each part needs its own verb. However, in everyday spoken Farsi, the first would likely merge into to sound like .