Breakdown of آنها پیتزای کوچکی و نوشابهی سردی سفارش دادند.
آنها
they
و
and
کوچکkuchak
small
سردsard
cold
سفارش دادنsefâresh dâdan
to order
پیتزاpitzâ
pizza
نوشابهnushâbe
soda
Questions & Answers about آنها پیتزای کوچکی و نوشابهی سردی سفارش دادند.
Why is the indefinite -i attached to kuchek and sard instead of the nouns?
This is the standard rule when a noun has an adjective! Instead of attaching the indefinite -i (meaning 'a' or 'an') to the noun, you link the noun and adjective with an ezafe, and then add the -i to the very end of the adjective. That gives us pitzâ-ye kuchek-i (a small pizza) and nushâbe-ye sard-i (a cold soda).
Why do pitzâ and nushâbe both get a -ye ending instead of just a regular ezafe (-e)?
Because both words end in vowels! The word pitzâ ends in a long 'a' sound, and nushâbe ends in a short 'e' sound. To connect them to their adjectives smoothly, the ezafe gets a 'y' sound added, making it -ye instead of just -e.
Could we just say pitzâ-ye kuchek and nushâbe-ye sard without the -i at the end?
If you leave off the -i, the sentence would mean 'They ordered the small pizza and the cold soda' or talk about small pizza and cold soda in a general sense. Adding the -i is necessary here because the English translation specifically says 'a' small pizza and 'a' cold soda.
What makes up the verb sefâresh dâdand?
It is the compound verb sefâresh dâdan (to order). It is made of the noun sefâresh (an order or request) and the verb dâdan (to give). Because the subject is ânhâ (they), the verb part is conjugated in the simple past as dâdand.
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