Breakdown of رامکننده در یک سیرک بزرگ کار میکند.
بزرگbozorg
big / large
یکyek
one / a, an
درdar
in
کار کردنkâr kardan
to work
رامکنندهrâm-konande
tamer
سیرکsirk
circus
Questions & Answers about رامکننده در یک سیرک بزرگ کار میکند.
How exactly is the word râm-konande (tamer) built?
It comes from the compound verb râm kardan (to tame). To make the noun for the "doer" of an action, Farsi takes the present stem of the verb (for kardan, the stem is kon) and adds the suffix -ande. So râm-konande literally translates to "the one who makes tame."
We are learning about causative verbs ending in -ândan to mean "making someone/something do something." Why doesn't "to tame" use that suffix here?
Not all "making" verbs rely on the -ândan suffix. While you can add -ândan to an intransitive verb stem (like turning "to sleep" into "to make sleep"), Farsi also frequently uses compound verbs with kardan (to make/do) to express this idea. râm kardan simply pairs the adjective râm (tame) with kardan to mean "to make tame."
Why is there a hidden "e" sound between sirk and bozorg even when yek is used at the start?
The word yek (a/one) sits at the beginning of the noun phrase, but the core noun sirk (circus) still needs to connect to its descriptive adjective bozorg (big). The ezafe vowel is always required to link a noun to its adjective, resulting in the phrase yek sirk-e bozorg.
Could I drop the word yek and use the indefinite suffix -i instead to mean "a big circus"?
Yes, that is very common and sounds natural! You could say dar sirk-e bozorgi kâr mikonad. When you drop yek and use the indefinite suffix -i, that suffix attaches to the very end of the entire noun-adjective phrase.
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