Breakdown of لب و چانهی او عادی بود، اما یک خال بزرگ شبیه سکه داشت.
او
he/she
و
and
بودنbudan
to be
اماammâ
but
بزرگbozorg
big / large
یکyek
one / a, an
داشتنdâshtan
to have
سکهsekke
coin
عادی'âdi
normal
چانهchâne
chin
شبیهshabih
similar / like (resembling)
خالkhâl
mole
لبlab
lip
Questions & Answers about لب و چانهی او عادی بود، اما یک خال بزرگ شبیه سکه داشت.
Why is there an Ezafe attached to شبیه?
The word شبیه means similar or alike. Just like the prepositions مثل and مانند taught in this lesson, it requires the linking vowel Ezafe to connect to the noun it is comparing something to. It is pronounced shabih-e sekkeh (similar to a coin).
Since the phrase "like a coin" describes the mole, is there a hidden Ezafe after بزرگ?
Yes. In Farsi, when a prepositional phrase acts as an extra description for a noun, you connect it to the previous adjective using the Ezafe. The full chain is pronounced yek khâl-e bozorg-e shabih-e sekkeh (a big mole similar to a coin).
Why is the verb بود singular when the subject is both "lip and chin"?
In Farsi, inanimate objects or body parts usually take a singular verb, even when they are plural or compounded with و (and). Since lips and chins are not human, using the singular بود is the standard and most natural choice here.
Why doesn't لب (lip) have an Ezafe to show it belongs to him?
When multiple nouns are linked by و (and) and share the exact same possessor, Farsi only attaches the possessive Ezafe to the final noun in the list. Therefore, only چانه gets the Ezafe to link to او (his), forming لب و چانهی او.
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