Breakdown of هر جا که کولهگردها بروند، دنبال طبیعت بکر میگردند.
رفتنraftan
to go
هرhar
every
کهke
that (conjunction)
گشتنgashtan
to search
Questions & Answers about هر جا که کولهگردها بروند، دنبال طبیعت بکر میگردند.
Why is the verb بروند in the subjunctive form here?
It follows the phrase هر جا که (wherever). In Farsi, phrases expressing indefinite reference like "wherever", "whoever", or "whatever" require the verb in the dependent clause to be in the present subjunctive, because the specific location is not fixed or known. That is why we use the subjunctive بروند (they might go) instead of the indicative میروند (they go).
How is the word کولهگردها (backpackers) built?
It is a compound word. کوله (kule) is short for کولهپشتی (backpack), and گرد (gard) comes from the root of the verb گشتن (to wander or stroll). Finally, ها (hâ) is the standard plural marker. Put together, it literally translates to "backpack-wanderers".
How does the phrase for "look for" work in this sentence?
The phrase is دنبال ... میگردند, which comes from the compound infinitive دنبال چیزی گشتن (to look for something). The word دنبال literally means "tail" or "following", and گشتن means "to search". Notice how the thing they are looking for (طبیعت بکر) goes right after دنبال, linked by an ezâfe.
Where are the hidden ezâfe links in the second half of the sentence?
There are two ezâfe links (the hidden "e" sounds that connect words) here. The first connects the preposition دنبال to its object طبیعت (nature), pronounced as donbâl-e tabi'at. The second links the noun to its adjective (pristine/virgin), pronounced as tabi'at-e bekr. Together, it sounds like donbâl-e tabi'at-e bekr.