Breakdown of غرق شدن مرگ خیلی وحشتناکی است.
خیلی
very / many (of)
بودنbudan
to be
وحشتناکvahshatnâk
terrifying / horrible
غرق شدنgharq shodan
to drown
Questions & Answers about غرق شدن مرگ خیلی وحشتناکی است.
Why does the sentence use the infinitive gharq shodan to mean 'drowning'?
In Farsi, the full infinitive form of a verb (ending in -an, like shodan) acts as a verbal noun. This is just like using the '-ing' form (a gerund) in English. Here, gharq shodan acts as the noun 'drowning' to be the subject of the sentence.
Why is the indefinite -i attached to the adjective (vahshatnâki) instead of the noun (marg)?
When a noun is followed by adjectives and uses the indefinite suffix -i (meaning 'a' or 'an'), this suffix attaches to the very end of the whole noun phrase, not to the noun itself. That is why we see marg-e kheyli vahshatnâki rather than marg-i kheyli vahshatnâk.
Where is the ezâfe in this sentence, and how do we pronounce the noun phrase?
There is an invisible ezâfe (an 'e' sound) linking the noun marg (death) to the description that follows it. You pronounce it as marg-e kheyli vahshatnâki, tying the noun to its modifiers.
What does the suffix -nâk do in the word vahshatnâki?
The suffix -nâk turns a noun into an adjective meaning 'full of' or 'causing' that thing. Added to vahshat (terror or panic), it creates vahshatnâk, meaning 'terrifying'.