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به دلیل آستین کوچک، شعبدهباز نتوانست برای ظاهر کردن خرگوش از این کت استفاده کند.
Meaning
Because of the small sleeve, the magician could not use this coat to make the rabbit appear.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of به دلیل آستین کوچک، شعبدهباز نتوانست برای ظاهر کردن خرگوش از این کت استفاده کند.
این
this
کوچکkuchak
small
کتkot
coat
ازaz
from
Questions & Answers about به دلیل آستین کوچک، شعبدهباز نتوانست برای ظاهر کردن خرگوش از این کت استفاده کند.
How does the phrase barâ-ye zâher kardan-e xargoš show purpose here?
It uses the structure barâ-ye (for) plus the long infinitive zâher kardan (to make appear). Because a long infinitive acts like a noun, it connects to its object using an ezafe: zâher kardan-e xargoš. Together, it means 'for making the rabbit appear' or 'to make the rabbit appear'.
Why is the final verb estefâde konad in the present subjunctive, even though the sentence is in the past tense?
The tense of the sentence is set by the first verb, natavânest (could not), which is in the simple past. In Farsi, when you combine a modal verb like 'can/could' with another verb, the second verb must be in the subjunctive mood. Therefore, we use the present subjunctive konad for the compound verb.
Why is the word az used before in kot (this coat)?
The compound verb estefâde kardan means 'to use', but it is always paired with the preposition az (from). You can think of it as literally meaning 'to make use from'. Therefore, 'to use this coat' is translated as az in kot estefâde kardan.
What is the function of be dalil-e at the start of the sentence?
be dalil-e means 'because of' or 'due to'. It works just like be xâter-e, which you might have seen in earlier lessons. It uses an ezafe to connect directly to the noun phrase that follows it, which is âstin-e kučak (the small sleeve).