Breakdown of محوطهای که این فواره داخل آن است، تمیز است.
است
is
این
this
آن
that
داخلdâkhel
inside
تمیزtamiz
clean
کهke
that (conjunction)
فوارهfavvâre
fountain
محوطهmohavvate
courtyard
Questions & Answers about محوطهای که این فواره داخل آن است، تمیز است.
Why does the sentence literally say that this fountain is inside it instead of just in which?
This is the standard way Farsi handles prepositions in relative clauses. Instead of moving the preposition before the relative pronoun like in formal English ("in which"), Farsi uses ke (that) and keeps the preposition in its normal spot, followed by a pronoun pointing back to the noun. So, you must say ke ... dâxel-e ân (that ... inside it).
Why is there an -i (ای) at the end of mahavvate (محوطه) if the translation says the courtyard and not a courtyard?
When a noun is followed by a ke clause, it usually takes this -i suffix to anchor it to the description. It doesn't mean "a" here; instead, it acts as a pointer meaning "the specific [courtyard] that...". Since mahavvate ends in a silent 'h' (ه), the suffix is written as ای.
Why are there two ast (است) verbs right next to each other at the end?
They are the verbs for two separate clauses. The first ast completes the descriptive relative clause: ke in favvâre dâxel-e ân ast (that this fountain is inside it). The second ast completes the main sentence: mahavvate-i ... tamiz ast (the courtyard ... is clean).
Could I use the word tu-ye instead of dâxel-e for in/inside?
Yes! dâxel-e is a bit more formal or written. In everyday conversation, you would typically use tu-ye ân, or attach the spoken pronoun suffix to make it tu-sh (in it).
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