Word
مگر وانمود نمیکنی؟ این کلاهگیس خیلی مسخره است.
Meaning
Wait, aren't you pretending? This wig is so ridiculous.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of مگر وانمود نمیکنی؟ این کلاهگیس خیلی مسخره است.
است
is
خیلی
very / many (of)
این
this
مگرmagar
surely / really (rhetorical question particle)
Questions & Answers about مگر وانمود نمیکنی؟ این کلاهگیس خیلی مسخره است.
How does مگر change the tone of the first sentence?
In this lesson's context, مگر adds a sense of surprise or disbelief. Without it, وانمود نمیکنی؟ simply means 'Are you not pretending?' Adding مگر turns it into 'Wait, aren't you pretending?' or 'Don't tell me you aren't pretending!'
Why is a negative verb (نمیکنی) used with مگر here?
When مگر is paired with a negative verb, it expresses strong surprise or a rhetorical expectation. The speaker assumes the person must be pretending because the wig is so ridiculous, so they ask 'Wait, you aren't pretending?' expecting the answer to be 'Of course I am.'
What is the literal breakdown of the word for wig, کلاهگیس?
It is a compound noun made up of کلاه (hat) and گیس (hair or braid). So a wig in Farsi is literally a 'hair hat'!
How does the verb وانمود کردن work?
وانمود کردن is a compound verb meaning 'to pretend' or 'to fake'. Like other compound verbs, you only conjugate the کردن part, which is why we see نمیکنی (you do not do) in this sentence.