Breakdown of خیلی از زنان این محله خانهدار هستند.
خیلی
very / many (of)
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
زنzan
woman
ازaz
from
محلهmahalle
neighborhood
خانهدارkhâne-dâr
homemaker
Questions & Answers about خیلی از زنان این محله خانهدار هستند.
How does the word خانهدار use the -dâr suffix we are learning?
The word خانهدار is made by combining خانه (house) and the suffix -dâr (from the verb root meaning 'to have' or 'to hold'). Literally meaning 'house-haver', it is the standard Farsi word for 'homemaker' or 'housewife'.
Why is the plural of woman written as زنان instead of زنها?
The suffix -ân is traditionally used to make plurals for animate nouns (people, animals). So, زن (woman) becomes زنان. While زنها is also correct and very common in everyday spoken Farsi, زنان is slightly more formal and widely used in writing or polite speech.
Why does the sentence use خیلی از instead of just خیلی?
خیلی از translates to 'a lot of' or 'many of' when pointing to a specific group. If you just used خیلی on its own before a noun, it would sound unnatural, as it usually acts as an adverb meaning 'very'. The از (from) acts just like 'of' does in English here.
How do the words connect to mean 'women of this neighborhood'? Is there an Ezafe?
Yes! There is an invisible Ezafe (the short 'e' sound) connecting the words. It is pronounced zanân-e in mahalleh. The Ezafe links the head noun زنان (women) to the phrase این محله (this neighborhood) to show association or belonging.
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