Breakdown of خریدار پرسید که بنگاه املاک کجاست.
است
is
کجاkojâ
where
پرسیدنporsidan
to ask
کهke
that (conjunction)
Questions & Answers about خریدار پرسید که بنگاه املاک کجاست.
Why is there a ke right after porsid?
In Farsi reported speech, ke (that) acts as a bridge between the reporting verb (porsid, asked) and the question being reported. While in English we usually just say 'asked where', Farsi frames it as 'asked that where'.
Why does the sentence use kojāst (where is) instead of a past tense verb like 'where it was'?
Farsi does not use 'sequence of tenses' (shifting present to past) the way English often does in reported speech. When reporting what someone asked, Farsi uses the exact same tense the speaker originally used. The buyer originally asked 'Where is the agency?', so the reported clause keeps the present tense verb ast (is), attached here as -st.
How is the phrase bongāh-e amlāk (real estate agency) put together?
It uses the invisible Ezafe connector (-e) to link two nouns. Bongāh means 'agency' or 'institution', and amlāk is the plural of melk (property or estate). So it translates literally to 'agency of properties'.
Does the word order change when a direct question becomes a reported question?
No, Farsi keeps its regular sentence order (Subject + Question Word + Verb) in reported questions. Here, we have the subject (bongāh-e amlāk), followed by the question word and verb combined (kojāst). The structure inside the reported clause looks exactly like it did as a direct question.