Word
ما بچه گمشده را بعد از جستوجوی زیاد پیدا کردیم.
Meaning
We found the lost child after a lot of search.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of ما بچه گمشده را بعد از جستوجوی زیاد پیدا کردیم.
ما
we
زیادziyâd
a lot
پیدا کردنpeydâ kardan
to find / to get / to develop (a condition)
بچهbacheh
child
Questions & Answers about ما بچه گمشده را بعد از جستوجوی زیاد پیدا کردیم.
How is the noun جستوجو (search) built in this sentence?
It is a coordinate compound noun made by connecting the past stem جست (jost) and the present stem جو (ju) of the verb جستن (to seek) with the conjunction و (o, meaning and). This stem-plus-stem pattern creates an abstract action noun, which is exactly the grammar focus of this lesson.
Why is there an extra ی attached to the end of جستوجوی?
The noun جستوجو ends in the long vowel sound u. To link it to the adjective زیاد (a lot) using the ezafe grammatical connector, we must insert the consonant ی (y) to bridge the vowel gap, making it جستوجوی زیاد (jost-o-ju-ye ziyâd).
What type of word is گمشده (lost) and how does it work here?
گمشده is the past participle of the verb گم شدن (to get lost). In Farsi, you can use a past participle directly as an adjective. Here, it acts as an adjective describing the child, connected by an invisible ezafe: بچه گمشده (the lost child).
Why does the direct object marker را come after گمشده instead of right after بچه?