Q: I often hear native speakers say "en-ghadr" instead of آنقدر. Are they the same word?

Yes! آنقدر is the formal, written form. In everyday spoken Farsi, it is almost always pronounced انقدر (en-ghadr) or sometimes اونقدر (un-ghadr).

Question 1

The lesson says to use the indicative mood after آن‌قدر ... که. Why isn't the verb subjunctive here?

Accepted Answer

Because the second part of the sentence describes a real, factual result: nobody accepted the mission. We use the subjunctive after که for things like wishes, doubts, or purposes, but when آن‌قدر ... که (so ... that) simply states what actually happened as a result, we stick to the normal indicative past tense, قبول نکرد.

Question 2

Why is the verb negative (نکرد) when هیچ‌کس already means "nobody"?

Accepted Answer

Farsi requires a double negative. Whenever you use a "nobody" or "nothing" word starting with هیچ (like هیچ‌کس), the verb must also be negative. In Farsi, you are literally saying "nobody didn't accept it."

Question 3

I often hear native speakers say "en-ghadr" instead of آن‌قدر. Are they the same word?

Accepted Answer

Yes! آن‌قدر is the formal, written form. In everyday spoken Farsi, it is almost always pronounced انقدر (en-ghadr) or sometimes اون‌قدر (un-ghadr).

Question 4

Is the ناک in خطرناک (dangerous) a common suffix?

Accepted Answer

Yes, adding the suffix ناک to a noun usually creates an adjective meaning "full of" or "causing" that thing. Here, خطر (danger) becomes خطرناک (dangerous). Another common example is ترس (fear) becoming ترسناک (scary).

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