Breakdown of من دنبال پیتزای خوشمزهای میگردم، اما این منو پیتزا ندارد.
من
I
این
this
اماammâ
but
داشتنdâshtan
to have
Questions & Answers about من دنبال پیتزای خوشمزهای میگردم، اما این منو پیتزا ندارد.
Why is the indefinite "a" ending attached to the adjective خوشمزه (delicious) instead of the noun پیتزا (pizza)?
In Farsi, when a noun has an adjective attached to it with an Ezafe, the indefinite enclitic -i (meaning "a" or "an") attaches to the very end of the entire noun phrase. So, instead of adding it to the noun, we say پیتزای خوشمزهای (pitzâ-ye xošmaze-i).
Why does the indefinite ending on خوشمزهای look like ای instead of just ی?
The adjective خوشمزه (xošmaze) ends in a silent "heh" (ه), which makes an "e" sound. When adding the indefinite -i suffix to a word ending in this vowel sound, we must add an alef (ا) before the ye (ی) to separate the vowels. Therefore, it is written as ای but just pronounced as an "-i" sound appended to the word.
Does the word دنبال (donbâl) need an Ezafe here to connect it to the pizza?
Yes! The Farsi expression for "to look for" is دنبال ... گشتن (donbâl-e ... gaštan). The Ezafe (the short "e" sound) is required after دنبال to connect it to the thing you are looking for (پیتزا). Even though the Ezafe is not visibly written in the text, you must pronounce it: donbâl-e pitzâ...
How do I pronounce منو in this sentence? Doesn't it usually mean "me"?
In this context, منو is a loanword meaning "menu" and is pronounced menu (or ). You are likely thinking of the conversational Farsi word (mano), which is a shortened form of (me + the direct object marker ). Context makes it clear here that the sentence is talking about a restaurant menu!