Breakdown of ما هر چه را که بومیهای مهماننواز بپزند میخوریم.
ما
we
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
هرhar
every
چهche
what
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
پختنpokhtan
to cook
بومیbumi
local (native, indigenous)
مهماننوازmehmân-navâz
hospitable
Questions & Answers about ما هر چه را که بومیهای مهماننواز بپزند میخوریم.
Why does râ interrupt har che ke to make har che râ ke?
har che ke means "whatever" or "everything that". In this sentence, "whatever" is the direct object because it is the thing being eaten. When an indefinite phrase like this acts as the specific direct object, the object marker râ is placed immediately before ke.
Why is bepazand (they cook) in the subjunctive mood rather than the regular present tense?
Phrases like har che ke (whatever) or har kas ke (whoever) introduce an indefinite or unknown situation. Because we don't know exactly what the locals are going to cook, the action is hypothetical. Farsi uses the present subjunctive (marked here by the be- prefix) to show this uncertainty.
Why doesn't the main verb mi-khorim (we eat) also use the subjunctive?
The uncertainty only applies to the clause about what the locals might cook. The main action of the sentence—the fact that we eat it—is a definite statement of fact or habit. Therefore, mi-khorim stays in the present indicative mood (with the mi- prefix).
How is the adjective mehmân-navâz (hospitable) formed?
It is a compound word made from mehmân (guest) and navâz, which is the present stem of the verb navâkhtan (to caress, soothe, or cherish). So, a hospitable person is literally a "guest-cherisher".
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