Breakdown of آنها میگویند این آبشار یکی از زیباترین شگفتیهای جهان است.
است
is
آنها
they
این
this
زیباzibâ
beautiful
Questions & Answers about آنها میگویند این آبشار یکی از زیباترین شگفتیهای جهان است.
How does the 'one of the most...' grammar structure work in this sentence?
It starts with یکی از (yek-i az) meaning 'one of', followed by the superlative adjective زیباترین (zibaatarin), and finally the plural noun شگفتیهای (shegefti-haa). Remember that unlike regular adjectives, superlatives come right before the noun they describe and do not use an ezafe connector.
What is the function of the -i at the end of یکی (yek-i)?
The -i suffix turns the number یک (yek) into a pronoun meaning 'one' or 'a single one'. When followed by از (az, meaning 'from' or 'of'), the fixed phrase یکی از perfectly translates to 'one of'.
Why is there a -ye sound at the end of شگفتیهای (shegefti-haa-ye)?
That is the ezafe! The noun شگفتی (shegefti, meaning wonder) is made plural with the -haa suffix. Because شگفتیها ends in a vowel (the long 'a' sound), the ezafe linking it to جهان (jahaan, world) takes the form of a -ye sound to bridge the two words.
Why isn't there a word for 'that' after 'They say'?
Just like in English where we can say 'They say this waterfall...' instead of 'They say that this waterfall...', Farsi often drops the conjunction که (ke, meaning 'that'). Adding it in (میگویند که این) would also be completely correct, but leaving it out is very common and natural in spoken and everyday Farsi.