Breakdown of ما بهترین پیتزای این رستوران را خوردیم، اما انعام زیادی ندادیم.
ما
we
این
this
اماammâ
but
رستورانresturân
restaurant
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
دادنdâdan
to give
زیادziyâd
a lot
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بهترینbehtarin
best
پیتزاpitzâ
pizza
انعامen'âm
tip
Questions & Answers about ما بهترین پیتزای این رستوران را خوردیم، اما انعام زیادی ندادیم.
Why is the indefinite -i attached to the adjective in ziyâdi instead of the noun an'âm?
When a noun has an adjective describing it, the indefinite ending -i (meaning 'a' or 'an') attaches to the end of the whole phrase. You use the Ezafe to link them (an'âm-e ziyâd) and add -i to the adjective, making an'âm-e ziyâd-i (a big tip).
Why does the adjective behtarin come before pitzâ without an Ezafe?
While most adjectives follow the noun and connect with an Ezafe, superlative adjectives (those ending in -tarin, like behtarin meaning 'best') are an exception. They are always placed directly before the noun they modify and do not take an Ezafe.
The object being eaten is the pizza, so why is the direct object marker râ placed after resturân?
The word râ must mark the entire definite direct object phrase, not just the main noun. The full thing being eaten is behtarin pitzâ-ye in resturân (the best pizza of this restaurant). Because of this, râ goes at the very end of that complete phrase.
How does the compound verb an'âm dâdan (to tip) work when you add the adjective ziyâd?
In Farsi, when you want to describe the noun part of a compound verb, you treat it like a regular noun phrase. Here, the noun an'âm (tip) takes an Ezafe to connect to ziyâd-i (a big), effectively splitting the compound verb before the actual verb nadâdim (we did not give) appears at the end of the sentence.
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