Breakdown of خریدار پرسید که چه کسی صاحبخانهی این ملک نوساز است.
است
is
این
this
چهche
what
پرسیدنporsidan
to ask
کهke
that (conjunction)
کسیkasi
someone, anyone
صاحبخانهsâheb-khâne
landlord
ملکmelk
estate / property (real estate, land)
خریدارkharidâr
buyer
نوسازnosâz
newly built
Questions & Answers about خریدار پرسید که چه کسی صاحبخانهی این ملک نوساز است.
Why do we use که (ke) right before چه کسی (who) here?
This sentence uses reported speech, governed by the verb پرسید (asked). In Farsi, when you report a Wh- question, you typically link the main verb to the question word using که. While English just says 'asked who', Farsi structures it as 'asked that who'.
The main verb پرسید is in the past tense ('asked'), so why is the final verb است ('is') in the present tense?
Unlike English, which usually shifts tenses backward in reported speech (e.g., 'He asked who the landlord was'), Farsi keeps the exact tense the original speaker used. The buyer's original question was 'Who is the landlord?', so the reported sentence keeps است (is) in the indicative mood.
Why is there an extra ی attached to the end of صاحبخانه (saheb-khaneh)?
This is the ezafe connector, which translates to 'of' here (the landlord of this property). Because صاحبخانه ends in a silent 'h' (ه), the ezafe is pronounced '-ye' and written with a ی to connect it smoothly to the following word.
How does the word نوساز (nowsaz) translate to 'newly built'?
It is a compound adjective. نو (now) means 'new', and ساز (saz) is the present stem of ساختن (sakhtan - to build or make). Put them together, and it literally means 'new-build' or 'newly built'.
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