Breakdown of به جز رنگ قرمز، من این فرش مدرن را خیلی دوست دارم.
من
I
خیلی
very / many (of)
این
this
فرشfarsh
rug
Questions & Answers about به جز رنگ قرمز، من این فرش مدرن را خیلی دوست دارم.
Do I need to use an ezafe after به جز (be joz)?
Yes. When به جز (except) is followed by a noun, you connect them using an ezafe (the short 'e' sound). Here, it connects to رنگ (color), so it is spoken as be joz-e rang.
Where do the other ezafe sounds go in this sentence?
There are two more ezafe connections here, both linking a noun to its adjective. One is between رنگ (color) and قرمز (red) making rang-e qermez, and the other is between فرش (carpet) and مدرن (modern) making farsh-e modern.
Why is the word را (râ) placed after the adjective مدرن (modern) instead of right after فرش (carpet)?
The word را (râ) marks the specific direct object of the sentence, but it must always come after the entire noun phrase. Since the adjective مدرن (modern) is part of the description of the carpet, را waits until the very end of the phrase این فرش مدرن (this modern carpet).
How does خیلی (kheyli) work here? Doesn't it usually mean 'very'?
It does mean 'very' when placed before an adjective. However, when used with a verb like دوست داشتن (to like), خیلی means 'a lot' or 'very much'. It is placed right before the verb block دوست دارم to say 'I like it a lot'.