Questions & Answers about آن حمله بزرگ بود.
Why is there no ezafe connecting حمله and بزرگ?
Because بزرگ is the predicate of the sentence ("was big"), not an adjective directly modifying the noun ("big attack"). You only use the ezafe to link nouns to adjectives inside a single noun phrase. If you wanted to say "that big attack", it would be آن حملهی بزرگ with an ezafe.
Do we need an ezafe after آن (that)?
No. Demonstrative adjectives like آن (that) and این (this) always come directly before the noun they point to, and they never take an ezafe.
The lesson is about verbal nouns (gerunds) acting as subjects. Is حمله an example of a Farsi long infinitive acting as a noun?
No, حمله (attack) is just a regular noun here, not a Farsi infinitive. You will often see it combined with a helper verb to form the compound verb حمله کردن (to attack). A true Farsi long infinitive acting as a verbal noun would end in ـتن (-tan) or ـدن (-dan).
Does the final letter in حمله make an "h" sound?
No, the final letter ـه (heh) here represents the short vowel "e", making the word "hamle". When this letter appears at the very end of a Farsi word, it almost always makes an "e" sound rather than a consonant "h" sound.
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