Breakdown of ای کاش در نزدیکی دریا زندگی میکردی.
درdar
in
زندگی کردنzendegi kardan
to live
دریاdaryâ
sea
ای کاشey kâsh
I wish
نزدیکیnazdiki
closeness
Questions & Answers about ای کاش در نزدیکی دریا زندگی میکردی.
How does the word nazdiki relate to the adjective nazdik?
Nazdik is an adjective meaning near or close. By adding the suffix -i, it becomes the abstract noun nazdiki, which means nearness, proximity, or vicinity. So, dar nazdiki-ye daryâ literally means in the vicinity of the sea.
Could I just say nazdik-e daryâ instead of dar nazdiki-ye daryâ?
Yes, you can! Nazdik-e daryâ acts as a simple prepositional phrase meaning near the sea. However, using the abstract noun phrase dar nazdiki-ye daryâ is also very common and sounds a bit more descriptive.
Why is there a -ye sound after nazdiki?
That is the ezafe linking the abstract noun nazdiki to daryâ to show the relationship between them. Because nazdiki ends in a vowel, the ezafe is pronounced as -ye rather than just -e.
Why is the verb zendegi mi-kardi in the past continuous (imperfect) tense if the translation is about a present wish?
In Farsi, when you express a wish about the present that isn't true right now (a present unreal conditional), you use ey kâsh with the past continuous tense. This is similar to English, where we use the past tense word lived for a present unreal wish.
Where is the word for I in the phrase I wish?
The phrase ey kâsh does not literally translate to I wish. It is a fixed expression that means if only or would that. The subject of the wish is implied by the context, so you only need to conjugate the main verb for the person you are talking about, which in this case is mi-kardi for you.
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