Breakdown of شترمرغ پرواز نمیکند، در عوض تند میدود.
کردنkardan
to do / to make
تندtond
fast
دویدنdavidan
to run
پروازparvâz
flight
Questions & Answers about شترمرغ پرواز نمیکند، در عوض تند میدود.
How does dar avaz connect the two parts of this sentence?
The phrase dar avaz literally means "in exchange" or "in return." In this lesson, it is used as a compound coordinator of contrast meaning "on the other hand" or "instead." It perfectly balances a "negative" trait (the bird cannot fly) with a compensating "positive" trait (it runs fast).
What does the word shotormorgh literally mean?
It is a compound word made of shotor (camel) and morgh (bird or chicken). So, an ostrich is literally a "camel-bird" in Farsi! This makes perfect sense when you think about its long neck, long legs, and desert habitat.
I learned that tond means "spicy" in earlier lessons. Does it mean something else here?
Yes, tond is a very versatile word. While it means "spicy" when describing food, it means "fast" or "quick" when describing motion, as it does here modifying the verb midavad (runs).
Why is there no word for "it" before the second verb, midavad?
Farsi often drops subject pronouns when the context makes them obvious. Since shotormorgh (ostrich) is already the subject of the first half of the sentence, we don't need to repeat it or use a pronoun like ân (it) in the second half. The 3rd person singular verb ending -ad on midavad is enough to tell us who is running.