Breakdown of حدود صد نفر از جنگجویان شجاع از پادشاه دفاع کرده بودند.
ازaz
from
صدsad
one hundred
نفرnafar
person
شجاعshojâ'
brave
دفاع کردنdefâ' kardan
to defend
پادشاهpâdeshâh
king
حدودhodud
about / approximately (numbers, amounts)
جنگجوjangju
warrior
Questions & Answers about حدود صد نفر از جنگجویان شجاع از پادشاه دفاع کرده بودند.
Why is the suffix -yân used in jangjuyân instead of just -ân?
The singular word is jangju (warrior), which ends in the long vowel u. When adding the formal animate plural suffix -ân to words ending in â or u, an extra y is inserted to connect the sounds smoothly. This gives us jangjuyân.
Why does the sentence say sad nafar az jangjuyân instead of just sad jangjuyân?
When counting people in Farsi, we usually use the counter word (or classifier) nafar. Instead of attaching the number directly to a plural noun, Farsi often uses the structure number + nafar + az + plural noun. This translates literally to one hundred persons of the warriors.
Why is the preposition az used before pâdeshâh (king)?
The compound verb for to defend is defâ' kardan. In Farsi, the logic is that you defend from something or someone, so this verb always pairs with the preposition az (from).
What tense is defâ' karde budand?
This is the past perfect tense, translating to had defended. It describes an action completed further back in the past. It is formed by using the past participle of the main verb (karde) followed by the simple past tense of the verb to be (budand, meaning they were).
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