Learn Farsi: این باغ گیاه‌شناسی که برکه‌اش پر از گل است، نیلوفر هم دارد. - This botanical garden, whose pond is full of flowers, also has the lotus.

این باغ گیاه‌شناسی که برکه‌اش پر از گل است، نیلوفر هم دارد.in bâgh giyâh-shenâsi ke berke-ash por az gol ast, nilufar ham dârad.

This botanical garden, whose pond is full of flowers, also has the lotus.

Breakdown of این باغ گیاه‌شناسی که برکه‌اش پر از گل است، نیلوفر هم دارد.

Questions & Answers about این باغ گیاه‌شناسی که برکه‌اش پر از گل است، نیلوفر هم دارد.

How does ke berkeh-ash translate to "whose pond"?

In Farsi, there isn't a single word for "whose". Instead, you use the relative pronoun ke (that/which) combined with a possessive ending later in the clause. Literally, ke berkeh-ash translates to "that its pond".

How is the word giyah-shenasi (botanical) formed?

It is a compound noun made of giyah (plant) and shenasi (study/knowledge of). When linked to bagh (garden) using the ezafe, bagh-e giyah-shenasi literally means "garden of plant-study", which is the standard term for a botanical garden.

How could we rewrite this sentence to use the lesson's focus phrase, az jomle, to mean "full of flowers, including the lotus"?

Instead of splitting the lotus into a separate clause with ham darad, you can use az jomle right after the general category: ...ke berkeh-ash por az gol, az jomle nilufar, ast (whose pond is full of flowers, including the lotus).

Why is ham placed right after nilufar?

In Farsi, ham (also/too) immediately follows the word it modifies. While in English we might say "it also has the lotus" (putting the adverb before the verb), Farsi uses nilufar ham darad to specifically emphasize that the lotus is included alongside the other flowers.