Breakdown of برنده فاتحانه لبخند زد و حریف بزدل را مات کرد.
و
and
راrâ
definite direct object marker
حریفharif
opponent
برندهbarandeh
winner
مات کردنmât kardan
to checkmate
لبخند زدنlabkhand zadan
to smile
بزدلbozdel
coward
فاتحانهfâtehâne
triumphantly
Questions & Answers about برنده فاتحانه لبخند زد و حریف بزدل را مات کرد.
How is the word فاتحانه formed?
It uses the suffix ـانه which is the focus of this lesson. It attaches to the noun فاتح (victor or conqueror) to create an adverb of manner, meaning victoriously or like a conqueror.
How does the word برنده (winner) relate to its verb?
It is built from the verb بردن (to win). If you take its present stem بر and add the suffix ـنده, it creates a noun meaning the person who does the action: the winner.
The word for coward here is بزدل. What does that literally mean?
It literally means goat-hearted. It is a compound of بز (goat) and دل (heart), used to describe someone who is easily scared.
Why is the object marker را placed after بزدل rather than immediately after حریف (opponent)?
The word را must mark the entire definite direct object. Since the object here is the whole noun phrase حریف بزدل (the coward opponent), را goes at the very end of that phrase.
Does مات کرد really mean checkmated like in the game of chess?
Yes! The Farsi word مات means defeated or stunned, and is the actual origin of the English chess term checkmate (from شاه مات, meaning the king is defeated). Combined with the light verb کردن, it means to utterly defeat or checkmate someone.
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