Breakdown of جنگجویان شجاع از شاهزادگان محافظت کردند.
ازaz
from
شجاعshojâ'
brave
محافظت کردنmohâfezat kardan
to protect
جنگجوjangju
warrior
شاهزادهshâhzâde
prince / princess
Questions & Answers about جنگجویان شجاع از شاهزادگان محافظت کردند.
Why does the word for warriors end in -yân instead of just -ân?
The singular word is jangju (جنگجو), which ends in the vowel u. When an animate noun ends in â or u, we add a y before the plural suffix -ân to make it easier to pronounce, resulting in jangjuyân (جنگجویان).
How is the plural shâhzâdegân (princes) formed in this sentence?
The singular is shâhzâde (شاهزاده), which ends in a mute e (written with the letter heh ه). To add the formal animate plural -ân, the mute e is dropped and replaced by a g to connect the sounds smoothly, creating shâhzâdegân (شاهزادگان).
Why is the preposition az used right before the princes?
In Farsi, the compound verb mohâfezat kardan (to protect) requires the preposition az to introduce who or what is being protected. You can think of it as literally saying the warriors did protection from the princes.
How do we connect the warriors to the adjective brave?
Using the ezafe! Even though it is not explicitly written in the Persian script, there is an unseen ezafe (a short e sound) connecting the plural noun jangjuyân (warriors) to the adjective shojâ' (brave), making the phrase jangjuyân-e shojâ'.
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