Breakdown of غواص باید به اندازهی کافی کپسول اکسیژن ببرد.
بهbe
to
بردنbordan
to take (away, carry)
بایدbâyad
must
اندازهandâze
size / amount
Questions & Answers about غواص باید به اندازهی کافی کپسول اکسیژن ببرد.
How does be andâze-ye kâfi (enough) connect to the noun phrase for "oxygen cylinders"?
It sits right before the noun phrase, but it does not use an ezafe to connect to it. Because be andâze-ye kâfi acts as a complete phrase meaning "to a sufficient extent," you simply say be andâze-ye kâfi kapsul without adding an extra -e sound after kâfi.
Why is the word for cylinder (kapsul) singular in Farsi when the English translation says "cylinders"?
In Farsi, when a noun represents a general category or follows a quantity phrase like be andâze-ye kâfi (enough), it is usually kept singular. The plural meaning is understood from the context, so there is no need to add a plural ending to kapsul.
Why does the verb at the end, bebarad (take), start with be-?
Because of the word bâyad (must) at the beginning of the sentence. In Farsi, verbs that follow "must" are put into the subjunctive mood. For the verb bordan (to take/carry), you add the subjunctive prefix be- to the present stem -bar-, followed by the "he/she/it" ending -ad, giving you bebarad.
Is there an invisible ezafe connecting the words for "cylinder" and "oxygen"?
Yes! You pronounce it as kapsul-e oksizhen. This tiny, unwritten "e" sound links a noun to another noun that describes it or shows possession, acting very much like the English word "of" (cylinder oxygen).