Question 1

How exactly is the word sâzande (maker) formed in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

It is an agent noun, which is a noun describing who or what does an action. To form it, take the present stem of the verb sâkhtan (to make or build), which is sâz, and add the suffix -ande. This gives us sâzande (maker or builder).

Question 2

The word for "distributor" is pakhsh-konande. How does the -ande suffix work with compound verbs?

Accepted Answer

For compound verbs like pakhsh kardan (to distribute or broadcast), you only apply the suffix to the verb part (kardan). The present stem of kardan is kon, so adding -ande makes konande (doer). Keep the first part of the compound verb as it is, and you get pakhsh-konande (literally "distribution-doer").

Question 3

Why is there an extra letter ی (ye) attached to the end of sâzande and pakhsh-konande?

Accepted Answer

This is the Ezafe, a grammatical connector used here to mean "of" (as in "maker of the film" and "distributor of the music"). Because the -ande suffix ends in an "e" sound (written with the silent letter ه), the Ezafe requires a bridge consonant to connect the two vowels. This bridge is pronounced as "ye" and is usually written here with the letter ی.

Question 4

Does the suffix -ande only apply to people, like a "driver" or a "writer"?

Accepted Answer

No, it can refer to anything that performs the action! While it very often describes people, in this sentence it refers to a non-human entity: a sherkat (company). Agent nouns can also refer to animals, machines, tools, or even abstract concepts that do the action of the verb.

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