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اینکه مردی که تبارش نامعلوم است شجرهنامهی خود را پیدا میکند، شگفتانگیز است.
Meaning
The fact that the man whose lineage is unknown finds his family tree is amazing.
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Breakdown of اینکه مردی که تبارش نامعلوم است شجرهنامهی خود را پیدا میکند، شگفتانگیز است.
است
is
مردmard
man
پیدا کردنpeydâ kardan
to find / to get / to develop (a condition)
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about اینکه مردی که تبارش نامعلوم است شجرهنامهی خود را پیدا میکند، شگفتانگیز است.
How does in ke function in the structure of this sentence?
in ke translates to (the fact that) and turns the entire action of the man finding his family tree into a large noun clause. This whole clause acts as the subject for the main verb at the very end of the sentence, which is ast (is). The sentence literally says that (the fact that he finds it) is amazing.
If the English translation says (the man), why does the Farsi use mardi instead of just mard? Doesn't the -i suffix mean (a man)?
Here, the -i suffix is a restrictive marker used right before ke (who or that). It links mard to the specific description that follows it. While it looks identical to the indefinite -i meaning (a man), in relative clauses it pinpoints a specific person, which is why it translates to (the man who).
Why use khod (self or own) for (his family tree) instead of attaching the possessive suffix -ash to make shajare-naame-ash?
Farsi prefers using the reflexive pronoun khod when the owner of the object is also the subject doing the action. Since the man is the one doing the finding, we use shajare-naame-ye khod (his own family tree) rather than -ash to confirm he is finding his own tree, not someone else's.
What are the parts that make up the word shegeft-angiz (amazing)?
It is a compound adjective made of shegeft (wonder or surprise) and , which is the present stem of the verb (to provoke or stir up). Together, they literally mean (wonder-provoking), which we translate as amazing.