Breakdown of آن آدم یک دریاچهی بزرگ میسازد.
آن
that
بزرگbozorg
big / large
یکyek
one / a, an
ساختنsâkhtan
to build
دریاچهdaryâche
lake
آدمâdam
person / human (informal)
Questions & Answers about آن آدم یک دریاچهی بزرگ میسازد.
I see the suffix '-che' in daryâche. What is the root word here?
The root word is daryâ, which means 'sea' or 'ocean'. By adding the diminutive suffix -che (meaning 'small' or 'little'), daryâche literally translates to 'little sea', which is the Farsi word for 'lake'.
Why is there an extra 'ye' (ی) at the end of daryâche before the word bozorg?
That is the ezâfe linking the noun (daryâche) to its adjective (bozorg). Because daryâche ends in a silent 'he' (ه), you cannot just add a vowel sound. You have to add the letter 'ye' (ی) to connect them, making it daryâche-ye bozorg.
The verb is misâzad (is building). What is the infinitive, and why does the stem look different?
The infinitive is sâkhtan (to build, to make). Like many Farsi verbs, its present stem is irregular. You drop the past tense ending to find the past stem (sâkht), but the present stem changes entirely to sâz. You add the continuous prefix mi- and the 'he/she/it' ending -ad to get misâzad.
Why does the sentence use ân âdam instead of just u (he/she)?
Using ân âdam (that person) puts emphasis on the specific individual doing the building, perhaps pointing them out. While u simply means 'he' or 'she', Farsi often uses ân âdam or in âdam in casual speech to mean 'that guy' or 'this person'.
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