Breakdown of آدم بزدل از مهرههای حریف میترسد.
ازaz
from
ترسیدنtarsidan
to fear
حریفharif
opponent
مهرهmohre
piece (in a game)
Questions & Answers about آدم بزدل از مهرههای حریف میترسد.
Why does this sentence use بزدل instead of the -انه suffix word بزدلانه that we just learned?
The suffix -انه turns a noun or adjective into an adverb of manner (meaning "like a...") or an adjective describing an action. Here, we are describing a person (آدم), so we use the base adjective بزدل. If we were describing how someone played a game or made a move, we would use بزدلانه (cowardly).
In English we say "afraid of", but the Farsi sentence uses از (from). Is this standard?
Yes! In Farsi, the verb ترسیدن (to fear / be afraid) always pairs with the preposition از (from). You literally say that someone is afraid from something. It's best to memorize them together as a set phrase: از چیزی ترسیدن (to be afraid of something).
What is the literal meaning of the word بزدل?
بزدل is a compound word made of بز (goat) and دل (heart). So, a coward in Farsi is literally described as someone who is "goat-hearted"!
Why does the sentence use آدم بزدل instead of just saying بزدل?
While بزدل can act as a noun on its own, Farsi speakers frequently use the word آدم (person) plus an adjective to talk about types of people. Using آدم بزدل (linked by a spoken Ezafe: âdam-e bozdel) is just a very natural, conversational way to say "a coward" or "a cowardly person".