Breakdown of پرستار مشکل پوشک کثیف را به مادر میفهماند.
کثیف
dirty
مادرmâdar
mother
بهbe
to
مشکلmoshkel
problem
Questions & Answers about پرستار مشکل پوشک کثیف را به مادر میفهماند.
How does the verb میفهماند (mifahmând) relate to the regular word for "understand"?
The regular verb for "to understand" is فهمیدن (fahmidan), and its present stem is فهم (fahm). By adding the causative suffix ـانـ (-ân-) to this stem, we get a new verb: فهماندن (fahmândan), which means "to make (someone) understand." In this sentence, میفهماند is the third-person present tense form.
Why does "the mother" get the preposition به (be) instead of being the direct object?
In English, we say "makes the mother understand," so "the mother" feels like the direct object. However, the Farsi causative verb فهماندن acts more like "to explain." The actual direct object being explained is the "problem" (marked by the word را), and it is being explained to the mother (the indirect object, marked by به).
Where are the hidden Ezafe vowels in the phrase مشکل پوشک کثیف?
There are two Ezafe vowels here, making the pronunciation "moshkel-e pushak-e kasif". The first "-e" links the noun "problem" to the noun "diaper" (the problem of the diaper), and the second "-e" links "diaper" to its adjective "dirty" (the dirty diaper).
Does پرستار (parastâr) always mean "caregiver"?
While it means "caregiver" or "nanny" here (due to the context of changing a diaper), پرستار most commonly translates to a medical "nurse." To specifically say "nanny," you will often hear the phrase پرستار بچه (parastâr-e bache - child's caregiver).