Breakdown of با اینکه این عطر ماندگاری ندارد، از آن خوشم میآید.
این
this
آن
that
ازaz
from
داشتنdâshtan
to have
با اینکهbâ inke
even though
عطرetr
perfume / fragrance
خوش آمدنkhosh âmadan
to like / to be pleasing (used with 'az' and pronominal enclitics)
ماندگاریmândegâri
longevity / lasting power
Questions & Answers about با اینکه این عطر ماندگاری ندارد، از آن خوشم میآید.
Where is the "I" in خوشم میآید?
The "I" is actually the -am attached to the word خوش (pleasant). This sentence uses an impersonal verb structure. Instead of saying "I like", Farsi says "My pleasure comes" (khosh-am mi-âyad). The main verb میآید (comes) is always in the "it" (third-person singular) form, while the ending on خوش changes to show who is doing the liking.
Why do we need از آن before the verb? Doesn't the verb already mean "I like it"?
In Farsi, the phrase for liking something is literally "my pleasure comes from [something]". You must use the preposition از (from) before the thing you like. Since the thing we like here is the perfume mentioned in the first half of the sentence, we use آن (it/that) to stand in for it, making از آن (from it).
How does با اینکه translate to "although"?
با اینکه literally means "with this that". It is a very common fixed phrase in Farsi used to mean "although" or "even though". It introduces a contrasting idea, just like in English, and is followed by a regular present or past tense verb like ندارد (does not have).
How is the word ماندگاری (longevity) formed?
It comes from the verb ماندن (to stay or remain). A suffix is added to create an adjective meaning "lasting", and then adding the -i at the end turns it into a noun meaning "longevity" or "lasting power". This is a very common way Farsi builds abstract nouns.
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