Breakdown of نه تنها هوا مهآلود است، بلکه جهت باد هم تغییر میکند.
است
is
نهna
no
هواhavâ
weather
همham
also, too / both ... and / together / each other
بادbâd
wind
جهتjahat
direction
تنهاtanhâ
only (alone)
بلکهbalke
but also / but rather
مهآلودmehâlud
foggy
تغییر کردنtaghyir kardan
to change (intransitive)
تغییرtaghyir
change (noun)
Questions & Answers about نه تنها هوا مهآلود است، بلکه جهت باد هم تغییر میکند.
How does the "not only... but also" structure work here?
Farsi pairs نه تنها (nah tanhâ, "not only") in the first clause with بلکه... هم (balke... ham, "but... also") in the second clause. Notice that هم doesn't sit right next to بلکه; it typically comes immediately after the specific noun or phrase being added or emphasized, which here is جهت باد (the wind direction).
What does the suffix آلود (-âlud) do in the word مهآلود?
The suffix آلود (-âlud) means "covered with" or "tainted by". When added to the noun مه (meh, "fog"), it creates the adjective مهآلود (meh-âlud, "foggy"). You will also see this useful suffix in other B1 vocabulary words like خوابآلود (khâb-âlud, "sleepy").
Why is تغییر میکند translated as "is changing" instead of using the specific present continuous tense?
While Farsi does have a dedicated present continuous structure (using دارد + present verb), the standard present indicative—like تغییر میکند (taghyir mikonad)—is very frequently used for ongoing actions as well. From the context of describing the weather right now, a Farsi speaker naturally understands this as "is changing" rather than a general "changes".
How does the phrase جهت باد (wind direction) work grammatically?
This is a classic Ezafe construction. Where English often stacks nouns to create a compound idea ("wind direction"), Farsi links the head noun جهت (jahat, "direction") to the modifier باد (bâd, "wind") using the unseen "-e" vowel: jahat-e bâd (literally "direction of wind").
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