Question 1

How is the word gozâreshgar (reporter) built using the suffix -gar?

Accepted Answer

The suffix -gar is added to nouns to describe a person's profession or an action they regularly perform. Here, it is attached to the noun gozâresh (report) to mean "someone who reports," which gives us gozâreshgar (reporter).

Question 2

Why does the word for "criminal" (khalâfkâr) use the suffix -kâr instead of -gar?

Accepted Answer

Like -gar, the suffix -kâr forms a noun representing a person who does a specific action. It is added to khalâf (offense or wrong) to mean "offender" or "criminal." Both suffixes do very similar jobs, but -kâr is often used when the base word strongly implies an action, deed, or behavior (since kâr itself means "work" or "deed"). However, you generally just have to memorize which suffix pairs with which noun.

Question 3

Is there an ezafe linking darbâre (about) and ân (that), even though we don't see it?

Accepted Answer

Yes! The preposition darbâre (about) requires an ezafe to connect it to the noun or pronoun that follows. When spoken, you will hear a "ye" sound (darbâre-ye ân), because darbâre ends in a vowel. It is not written out in the Persian script here, but as a B1 learner, you should automatically pronounce it.

Question 4

Why does the verb towzih mi-dâd (was explaining) use the mi- prefix if it's in the past tense?

Accepted Answer

This is the past continuous tense, which shows an action that was ongoing in the past. You form it by adding the prefix mi- to the simple past form of the verb (dâd). So, while towzih dâd means "he/she explained" (a completed action), adding the prefix makes it towzih mi-dâd, meaning "he/she was explaining."

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