Breakdown of باد دارد گیسوان او را نوازش میکند.
او
he/she
داشتنdâshtan
to have
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بادbâd
wind
گیسوgisu
tress / lock of hair
انân
literary plural suffix for paired body parts (e.g. -ân / -vân / -gân)
نوازش کردنnavâzesh kardan
to caress
Questions & Answers about باد دارد گیسوان او را نوازش میکند.
Why is the plural of 'tress' written as گیسوان instead of گیسوها here?
In literary or poetic contexts, گیسو (tress or lock of hair) takes the formal plural suffix -ان (-ân), much like paired body parts. Because گیسو ends in the vowel -u, a linking consonant -v- is inserted to make it easier to pronounce, resulting in گیسوان (gisuvân).
Why are دارد and نوازش میکند separated by the object?
This is the standard structure for the present continuous tense in Farsi. The helper verb دارد (is) and the main verb نوازش میکند (caressing) wrap around the direct object. In written Farsi, it is standard to place the full object phrase (گیسوان او را) right between the two verb components.
Why does the direct object marker را come after او rather than right after گیسوان?
The marker را must follow the entire definite direct object phrase, not just the head noun. The object here is the full phrase گیسوان او (her tresses), which is linked by a spoken ezafe. Therefore, را is placed at the very end of that connected phrase.
Does the word نوازش take an ezafe to connect to میکند?
No, you never use an ezafe between the parts of a compound verb. نوازش کردن is a fixed compound verb meaning 'to caress'. You simply conjugate the کردن part for the subject, leaving the noun نوازش exactly as it is right before it.
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