Questions & Answers about این معماری واقعا برایم خیرهکننده است.
How would I rewrite this sentence to use the 'che + Adjective + Noun + -i' exclamatory structure from this lesson?
To say 'What dazzling architecture!' you would drop vāqe'an (really) and say che me'māri-ye xire-konande-i! (چه معماری خیرهکنندهای). Notice that the noun (me'māri) and adjective (xire-konande) are joined by an ezafe (-ye), and the indefinite enclitic -i attaches to the end of the adjective.
How exactly is the adjective xire-konande (dazzling) constructed?
It is an active participle compound. It combines xire (staring or fixed gaze) with konande, which is the present participle (the 'doer' form) of kardan (to do/make). Literally, it means 'stare-making'—something so stunning it forces you to stare.
Is there any difference between using barāyam here instead of barāy-e man?
There is no difference in meaning; both mean 'to me' or 'for me.' However, attaching the pronoun enclitic -am to the preposition barāy (forming barāyam) is highly characteristic of natural, fluent Farsi. At the B2 level, using these enclitics with prepositions is preferred over always relying on independent pronouns like man.
Why does the adverb vāqe'an (really) end with an alef if it is pronounced '-an'?
This is due to an Arabic grammatical feature called tanvin. It is written as an alef, often with two small diagonal dashes above it (واقعاً), though commonly typed without them as seen here (). In Farsi, it is strictly pronounced '-an' and is the standard way to turn Arabic-root nouns or adjectives into adverbs, transforming (reality) into (really).