Breakdown of مگر به خاطر کلاهگیس دستپاچه هستی؟ این یک راز نیست!
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
یکyek
one / a, an
رازrâz
secret
به خاطرbe khâter-e
because of / for the sake of (often for a person's sake)
مگرmagar
surely / really (rhetorical question particle)
دستپاچهdastpâche
flustered / panicked
کلاهگیسkolâh-gis
wig
Questions & Answers about مگر به خاطر کلاهگیس دستپاچه هستی؟ این یک راز نیست!
How does مگر change the meaning of the first sentence compared to a regular question?
Using مگر adds a strong sense of surprise, disbelief, or a rhetorical tone. Without it, the sentence just asks for basic information. With مگر, it translates closer to "Don't tell me you are flustered...!" or "Are you actually flustered...?" It shows the speaker thinks there is no good reason to be embarrassed.
The word for flustered, دستپاچه, looks like it combines the words for hand and leg. Is that right?
Yes! دست means hand and پاچه refers to the lower leg or trouser leg. The compound دستپاچه creates an image of someone whose hands and legs are all tangled up. In everyday Farsi, it is the standard way to describe being flustered, flurried, or in a minor panic.
Why does خاطر need an ezafe (the "e" sound) before the word for wig?
The phrase به خاطر means "because of" or "for the sake of". It functions as a preposition here, and just like many multi-word prepositions in Farsi, it must link to the noun that follows it using the ezafe vowel. So you must say به خاطرِ کلاهگیس (be khater-e kolah-gis).
Is کلاهگیس a compound word too?
Yes, it combines کلاه (hat) and گیس (hair or braid). So a "hair-hat" translates perfectly to "wig" in English!
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