Word
خواه با سرمازدگی مواجه شوند خواه نشوند، در کوهستان بیرحم پیشروی میکنند.
Meaning
Whether they face frostbite or not, they advance in the ruthless mountains.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of خواه با سرمازدگی مواجه شوند خواه نشوند، در کوهستان بیرحم پیشروی میکنند.
درdar
in
باbâ
with
کوهستانkuhestân
mountain range
پیشروی کردنpishravi kardan
to advance (intransitive)
Questions & Answers about خواه با سرمازدگی مواجه شوند خواه نشوند، در کوهستان بیرحم پیشروی میکنند.
How does the khâh ... khâh ... structure work with the verbs in this sentence?
The structure خواه ... خواه ... (whether ... or ...) requires the subjunctive mood. Here, it pairs with the positive and negative forms of the auxiliary verb شدن (shodan): شوند (shavand) and نشوند (nashavand). Notice that Farsi repeats the actual verb to say 'whether they do or they don't,' rather than just adding a generic 'or not' like in English.
Why is the preposition با (bâ) used before frostbite?
The compound verb مواجه شدن (movâjeh shodan) means 'to face,' 'to encounter,' or 'to confront.' It specifically requires the preposition با (bâ - with). In Farsi, you don't just 'face frostbite,' you 'become faced with frostbite.'
What are the root components of the word سرمازدگی (sarmâzadegi)?
It is a great example of Farsi compound noun building. It combines سرما (sarmâ - cold) and the root زده (zadeh - struck), plus the noun-forming suffix گی (gi). Literally, it translates to 'the condition of being cold-struck.'
How is the word پیشروی (pishravi) formed?
It is composed of پیش (pish - forward or front) and روی (ravi - going, from the verb رفتن). Paired with the verb کردن (kardan) to make پیشروی میکنند (pishravi mikonand), it literally means 'they do forward-going' or 'they advance.'