Breakdown of نردبانی که آن را از شما قرض گرفتم، خیلی بلند است.
است
is
شما
you (plural)
خیلی
very / many (of)
آن
that
ازaz
from
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بلندboland
loud / high / long
کهke
that (conjunction)
قرض گرفتنqarz gereftan
to borrow
نردبانnardbân
ladder
Questions & Answers about نردبانی که آن را از شما قرض گرفتم، خیلی بلند است.
Why is ân râ included after ke? In English we just say 'The ladder that I borrowed', not 'that I borrowed it'.
This is the main rule of this lesson! In Farsi, when the noun you are describing (the ladder) is the direct object of the verb inside the relative clause (borrowed), you must refer back to it with a pronoun. Here, ân means 'it', and râ marks it as the direct object. Literally, you are saying 'The ladder that I borrowed it from you'.
Why does nardebân (ladder) have an -i attached to it to make nardebâni?
While -i can mean 'a' or 'an' (like 'a ladder'), here it has a different job. When a noun comes right before ke (that) to introduce a description, Farsi adds this -i to point forward to that specific description. It tells the listener you are about to specify exactly which ladder you mean.
How does the verb qarz gereftam work?
It is a compound verb made of qarz (loan or debt) and gereftan (to take). So qarz gereftan literally means 'to take a loan', which translates to 'to borrow'. If you wanted to say 'to lend', you would use the opposite: qarz dâdan (to give a loan).
Can the word boland be used for both tall people and tall things like ladders?
Yes, boland is a very versatile word. It means 'tall' or 'high' for objects like ladders, buildings, and mountains, as well as for people's height. It is also used to mean 'loud' when talking about voices or sounds.
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