Word
وصل کردن قطعهها به چسب نیاز دارد.
Meaning
Connecting the pieces needs glue.
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Questions & Answers about وصل کردن قطعهها به چسب نیاز دارد.
Where is the Ezafe in this sentence to link the verbal noun and its object?
The Ezafe is the invisible -e sound between kardan and qet'eh-hâ, making the phrase vasl kardan-e qet'eh-hâ. Because the infinitive vasl kardan (connecting) acts as a noun here, we use the Ezafe to link it to its logical object (the pieces). You can think of it as literally translating to 'the connecting of the pieces'.
How do we know vasl kardan is acting as a noun here and not a verb?
In Farsi, the full infinitive form of a verb (ending in -an, like kardan) is also used as a verbal noun. In English, we often use words ending in '-ing' for this (like 'connecting'). Because it is the main subject of the sentence doing the needing, it behaves exactly like a regular noun.
Why does the sentence use the preposition be (to) before the word for glue?
In English, we just say 'needs glue', but Farsi uses the compound verb niyâz dâshtan, which literally means 'to have need'. This verb always pairs with the preposition be to introduce the thing that is needed. So, the phrase be chasb niyâz dârad literally translates as 'it has need to glue'.
What is the singular form of qet'eh-hâ (pieces)?
The singular is qet'eh (piece). It ends in a short 'e' vowel sound, which is written with a silent 'h' at the end of the word. To make it plural, we simply attach the standard plural suffix -hâ directly to it.