Breakdown of خریدار پرسید که چرا این خونهی نوساز بالکن نداره.
این
this
خانه
house
داشتنdâshtan
to have
چراcherâ
why
پرسیدنporsidan
to ask
کهke
that (conjunction)
خریدارkharidâr
buyer
نوسازnosâz
newly built
بالکنbâlkon
balcony (projecting from an upper floor)
Questions & Answers about خریدار پرسید که چرا این خونهی نوساز بالکن نداره.
Why is there a ke right before the question word chera?
In Farsi, reported questions often use the conjunction ke (that) to link the main verb, like porsid (asked), to the question word, like chera (why). You can think of it literally as 'The buyer asked that why...'.
The main verb porsid (asked) is in the past tense. Why is the second verb nadare (does not have) in the present tense?
In Farsi reported speech, you do not 'backshift' tenses like you do in English. Instead, you use the exact same tense the person used when they originally spoke. The buyer originally asked 'Why DOES this house not have a balcony?', so the reported sentence keeps the present indicative verb nadare.
How is the adjective nosaaz (newly built) formed?
It is a compound word made of no (new) and saaz, which is the present stem of saakhtan (to build or make). Combining a noun or adjective with a present verb stem is a very common way to create new adjectives in Farsi.
I notice this sentence uses khouney-e and nadare. Are these formal written words or everyday spoken forms?
These are everyday spoken forms. In conversational Farsi, the 'aa' sound before an 'n' often shifts to an 'ou' sound, turning khaaneh (house) into khouneh. With the Ezafe connector, it becomes khouney-e. Similarly, the formal verb nadaarad (does not have) drops a syllable to become nadare.
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