Breakdown of داناها زیاد حرف نمیزنند.
زیادziyâd
a lot
حرف زدنharf zadan
to talk (with someone), to chat
داناdânâ
wise
Questions & Answers about داناها زیاد حرف نمیزنند.
How does dânâhâ mean 'the wise' if dânâ is an adjective?
By adding the regular plural marker -hâ to an adjective, you turn it into a noun that refers to a whole group of people. So dânâ (wise) becomes dânâhâ (wise people, or the wise). This is a common way to talk about categories of people in Farsi.
Is dânâ related to the verb dânestan (to know)?
Yes! It is built from the present stem of dânestan, which is dân. In Farsi, adding the suffix -â to a present stem creates an adjective describing someone who is capable of or known for that action. Therefore, someone who knows is wise.
Is ziyâd functioning as an adjective or an adverb here?
It is functioning as an adverb meaning 'much' or 'a lot'. It describes the verb phrase harf nemizanand (they do not talk). Adverbs of quantity usually sit right before the compound verb they modify.
Why are the prefixes placed in the middle of harf nemizanand?
harf zadan (to talk) is a compound verb consisting of a noun (harf) and a verb (zadan). Tense and negative prefixes, like the continuous mi- and the negative ne-, only attach to the verbal part. This stacks them in the middle, giving us harf nemizanand.
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