Breakdown of ما مشکل بزرگی داشتیم و مددکار برایش یک راهحل پیدا کرد.
ما
we
و
and
بزرگbozorg
big / large
یکyek
one / a, an
برایbarâye
for
داشتنdâshtan
to have
مشکلmoshkel
problem
پیدا کردنpeydâ kardan
to find / to get / to develop (a condition)
راهحلrâh-hal
solution
مددکارmadadkâr
social worker
Questions & Answers about ما مشکل بزرگی داشتیم و مددکار برایش یک راهحل پیدا کرد.
How exactly is برایش formed in this sentence?
برایش (barâ-y-ash) means 'for it'. While this preposition appears as برای (barâ-ye) when placed before a noun, we use its base form برا (barâ) when attaching an enclitic pronoun like -ash (him/her/it). Because the base ends in a vowel, the glide -y- is inserted to connect them smoothly, creating barâ-y-ash.
The sentence uses the full written form برایش (barâ-y-ash). How does this usually sound in casual spoken Farsi?
In everyday spoken Farsi, the glide -y- and the following vowel in the enclitic are often contracted. As a result, برایش (barâ-y-ash) is shortened to simply براش (barâsh).
Why does the indefinite marker -i attach to the adjective in مشکل بزرگی rather than the noun?
In Farsi, when a noun is followed by an adjective connected with an ezâfe (like moshkel-e bozorg), the indefinite suffix -i (meaning 'a' or 'an') attaches to the very end of the entire noun phrase. Therefore, instead of adding it directly to the noun, we say moshkel-e bozorg-i to mean 'a big problem'.
What are the two parts that make up the word راهحل?
راهحل (râh-e-hall) is a combination of راه (râh), meaning 'way' or 'path', and حل (hall), meaning 'solving'. They are linked by an ezâfe, so it literally translates to 'way of solving', which is the Farsi term for 'solution'.
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