Question 1

How is the word ریزش formed, and what verb does it come from?

Accepted Answer

ریزش (rizesh) means "falling" or "collapse." It is an action noun created by taking the present stem of the verb ریختن (rikhtan), which is ریز (riz, meaning to pour, spill, or fall), and adding the suffix ـِش (-esh).

Question 2

If ریزش means "falling," why does ریزش کوه translate to "landslide"?

Accepted Answer

Literally, ریزش کوه (rizesh-e kuh) means "falling of the mountain" or "mountain collapse." In Farsi, this is the standard phrase for "landslide" or "rockfall." The two words are linked by the unseen ezafe vowel (-e).

Question 3

Why is the word را used immediately after جاده?

Accepted Answer

The word را (ra) is the specific direct object marker. Because the landslide blocked a specific, known road ("the road"), we must place را right after جاده (jadeh) to show it is the target of the action.

Question 4

What kind of word is مسدود, and how does it combine with کرد?

Accepted Answer

مسدود (masdud) is an adjective meaning "blocked" or "closed." In Farsi, you often make new verbs by combining an adjective or noun with a helper verb like کردن (kardan - to do/make). Here, مسدود کردن means "to block," and مسدود کرد is the simple past tense meaning "it blocked."

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