Word
نوازنده یک فلوتی دارد.
Meaning
The musician has a certain flute.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of نوازنده یک فلوتی دارد.
یکyek
one / a, an
داشتنdâshtan
to have
نوازندهnavâzande
musician
فلوتfloot
flute
Questions & Answers about نوازنده یک فلوتی دارد.
Why does the sentence use both yek and -i in yek foluti?
Using both yek before the noun and the suffix -i after it creates the meaning of 'a certain' or 'a particular' thing. If the sentence just said yek folut or foluti, it would mean the musician has just any flute. The combination yek foluti shows they have a specific flute in mind, even if it hasn't been named yet.
How is the word navāzande (musician) formed?
It uses the suffix -ande, which acts like the English '-er'. It attaches to the present stem of a verb to describe the person doing the action. Here, it is added to the stem for playing a musical instrument, creating the word for 'player' or 'musician'.
The flute is the direct object here. Why isn't the object marker rā used?
The object marker rā is strictly used for definite objects (like 'the flute' or 'my flute'). Because yek foluti means 'a certain flute', it is still grammatically indefinite. Therefore, rā is not used here.
How is the -i suffix at the end of foluti written in the Farsi alphabet?
It is written with the letter ye (ی) at the end of the word. Because folut (فلوت) ends in a consonant (the letter te ت), the ye simply joins to it to make فلوتی.