Breakdown of سخنران، پیشگام نامدار، این ریاضیدان نابغه را تحسین میکند.
این
this
راrâ
definite direct object marker
ریاضیدانriyâzidân
mathematician
نامدارnâmdâr
renowned
سخنرانsokhanrân
speaker (orator, lecturer)
پیشگامpishgâm
pioneer
نابغهnâbeghe
genius (prodigy)
تحسین کردنtahsin kardan
to praise
Questions & Answers about سخنران، پیشگام نامدار، این ریاضیدان نابغه را تحسین میکند.
Why isn't there an Ezafe connecting سخنران to پیشگام نامدار?
This sentence uses noun apposition (known as Badal), which is the focus of this lesson. Instead of modifying the first noun with an adjective, we are dropping in a secondary title or description that refers to the exact same person. Just like in English, this descriptive phrase is set off by commas (or pauses in speech) and does not take the Ezafe connector.
Is there an Ezafe anywhere inside the phrase پیشگام نامدار?
Yes! Even though there is no Ezafe before the apposition phrase, you still need one inside it to connect the noun پیشگام (pioneer) to its adjective نامدار (renowned). It is pronounced pishgām-e nāmdār.
Why does the object marker را come after نابغه instead of directly after ریاضیدان?
The direct object marker را must always be placed at the very end of the entire noun phrase. Here, این ریاضیدان نابغه (this genius mathematician) is a single phrase held together by an Ezafe, so را attaches to the final word in that group.
How are the words سخنران and ریاضیدان formed?
Farsi frequently creates professions by adding suffixes to nouns. ریاضیدان (mathematician) uses the suffix دان (knower of), which comes from the verb دانستن (to know). سخنران (speaker) combines سخن (speech) with ران, the present stem of راندن (to drive or deliver).
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