Breakdown of هیچکس نخندید، داستان خستهکنندهست.
است
is
داستانdâstân
story
خندیدنkhandidan
to laugh
هیچکسhichkas
nobody
خستهکنندهkhaste-konande
boring / exhausting / tiring
Questions & Answers about هیچکس نخندید، داستان خستهکنندهست.
How does the reduced 'is' work at the end of خستهکنندهست?
The formal word for 'is' is است (ast). In colloquial Tehrani, when it follows a word ending in a vowel like the 'e' sound at the end of خستهکننده, it shrinks to ـست (-st). So instead of saying خستهکننده است, people say خستهکنندهست (khaste-konande-st).
Why didn't we use the reduced ـه (-e) for 'is' here?
Because the previous word (خستهکننده) already ends in an 'e' vowel sound, written with a silent ـه. If we used the consonant-friendly ـه (-e) for 'is', the two vowels would clash. After a vowel, you must use ـست (-st) instead.
Why is the verb نخندید negative if the English translation says 'No one laughed'?
In Farsi, negative pronouns like هیچکس (nobody / no one) and هیچچیز (nothing) require the verb to be negative as well. You are literally saying 'Nobody didn't laugh' (هیچکس نخندید).
What are the parts that make up the word خستهکننده (boring)?
It translates literally to 'tired-making'. It combines خسته (tired) with کننده (maker/doer). کننده is an active participle formed by taking the present stem of کردن (to do/make), which is کن, and adding the suffix ـنده (-ende), which means 'someone or something that does'.
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