Word
کشوری که آزاد بود، سیاست جهانی داشت.
Meaning
A country that was free had a global policy.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of کشوری که آزاد بود، سیاست جهانی داشت.
بودنbudan
to be
داشتنdâshtan
to have
آزادâzâd
free
کشورkeshvar
country
Questions & Answers about کشوری که آزاد بود، سیاست جهانی داشت.
How does the word jahāni (global) connect to the lesson about the -i suffix?
It is formed by taking the noun jahān (world) and adding the -i suffix to turn it into an adjective. This is a very common way in Farsi to make an adjective that means 'related to' the original noun, so jahāni literally means 'world-related' or 'global'.
Is the -i at the end of kešvari (a country) the same adjective suffix?
No, this is a great catch! The -i attached to kešvar (country) is the indefinite article, which translates to 'a' or 'an'. So kešvari means 'a country'. It looks and sounds exactly like the adjective-forming -i, but its grammatical job in the sentence is completely different.
I don't see any written word connecting siyāsat (policy) and jahāni (global). How do they link together?
They are linked by the ezafe vowel, which is pronounced as a short 'e' between the noun and its adjective: siyāsat-e jahāni. Because short vowels usually aren't written in the Farsi alphabet, this connection is invisible in the text, but you must remember to say it when describing a noun.
What is the purpose of the word ke right after kešvari?
The word ke acts as the relative pronoun 'that' or 'which' in this context. It starts a descriptive clause that gives more information about the noun before it. Here, kešvari ke āzād bud translates directly to 'a country that was free'.