Breakdown of محقق نامدار، برندهی جایزهی نوبل، تندیس را پذیرفت و لبخند زد.
و
and
راrâ
definite direct object marker
پذیرفتنpaziroftan
to accept
جایزهjâyeze
prize
برندهbarandeh
winner
لبخند زدنlabkhand zadan
to smile
محققmohaqqeq
researcher / scholar
نامدارnâmdâr
renowned
تندیسtandis
statuette / statue
نوبلnobel
Nobel
Questions & Answers about محقق نامدار، برندهی جایزهی نوبل، تندیس را پذیرفت و لبخند زد.
Why is there a comma instead of an Ezafe between محقق نامدار and برندهی جایزهی نوبل?
This is an example of noun apposition, known as badal in Farsi. The second phrase, برندهی جایزهی نوبل, simply renames or gives extra identifying information about the first noun, محقق نامدار. Because they refer to the exact same person, they are placed side-by-side with a comma rather than being linked by an Ezafe.
Why is there a ی added to the end of برنده in برندهی?
The word برنده ends in a silent ه, which acts as a vowel sound. When linking it to جایزه with an Ezafe to say winner of the prize, you cannot put two vowel sounds directly next to each other. The ی is added as a bridge consonant to make pronunciation smooth.
Why do we need the word را after تندیس?
The word را is the definite direct object marker. It shows that تندیس is a specific object that the action happens to. Since the translation is the statuette rather than just a statuette, Farsi requires را right after it to show it is a specific, known thing being accepted.
How does the verb لبخند زد work here?
It is a compound verb made of the noun لبخند meaning smile and the verb زد which is the simple past stem of زدن meaning to hit or strike. Together, لبخند زدن means to smile. Here it is in the simple past tense, meaning he or she smiled.
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