Questions & Answers about همین پارک جایی است که پاتوق ما بود.
Why does jâ (place) have an -i at the end to make jâyi?
This is the restrictive -i suffix. When you want to specify a noun using a relative clause (a descriptive phrase starting with ke), you attach this -i to the noun. Together, jâyi ke literally translates to 'a place that', which is how Farsi expresses 'the place where'.
Does ke literally mean 'where' in this sentence?
No, ke is just the general connecting word 'that'. Farsi doesn't usually use question words like 'where' or 'when' to link parts of a sentence. The meaning of 'where' comes entirely from the combination of the antecedent jâyi (the place) and the connector ke (that).
What is the difference between saying in pârk and hamin pârk?
While in simply means 'this', hamin means 'this exact', 'this very', or 'this same'. It is an emphatic word used here to stress that this specific park, and absolutely no other, was their hangout spot.
What kind of word is pâtogh and how is it used?
Pâtogh is a very common, conversational noun meaning a 'hangout spot', 'haunt', or regular meeting place for a group of people. Here, it is linked to mâ (we/us) using an invisible ezâfe (linking vowel): pâtogh-e mâ (our hangout spot).