Breakdown of صاحب سگ قلاده را بست، اینطور نیست؟
بودنbudan
to be
سگsag
dog
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بستنbastan
to close / to fasten/tie
Questions & Answers about صاحب سگ قلاده را بست، اینطور نیست؟
How does the tag question اینطور نیست؟ work here?
اینطور نیست (in-towr nist) literally means "Is it not this way?" (اینطور = this way/like this, نیست = is not). Farsi uses this set phrase at the end of a sentence to ask for confirmation, much like English tag questions ("isn't that right?", "didn't he?", or "aren't they?").
How does صاحب سگ translate to "the dog's owner" without a word for "'s"?
Farsi shows possession using the Ezafe connection, which is a short "e" sound added to the end of the first word. Even though it is usually not written, صاحب سگ is pronounced sâheb-e sag, meaning literally "owner of dog".
Why is the word را used after قلاده (the collar)?
The word را (râ) is the specific direct object marker. Because the owner fastened a specific collar ("the collar", not just "a collar"), we must place را immediately after قلاده (qallâde).
What is the dictionary form of the verb بست (fastened)?
The infinitive is بستن (bastan), which can mean "to close", "to tie", or "to fasten". Removing the final ن (n) gives the simple past stem بست (bast), which is the exact form used here for "he/she/it fastened".