Breakdown of ثالثاً، یک خانهی کلنگی هیچوقت عایق خوبی ندارد.
خانه
house
یکyek
one / a, an
داشتنdâshtan
to have
خوبkhub
well / good
هیچوقتhich-vaght
never
کلنگیkolangi
run-down
ثالثاًsâlesan
thirdly
عایقâyeq
insulation
Questions & Answers about ثالثاً، یک خانهی کلنگی هیچوقت عایق خوبی ندارد.
How is the word for thirdly (sâlesan) formed, and what is the marker at the end?
Sâlesan comes from an Arabic root. The two little diagonal strokes at the end are called a tanvin. In Farsi, we borrow this Arabic grammar feature to turn words into adverbs, pronouncing the ending as -an. You will see this exact same pattern in avvalan (firstly) and sâniyan (secondly).
What does kolangi literally mean in the phrase khâne-ye kolangi?
The word kolang means pickaxe. A khâne-ye kolangi literally translates to a pickaxe house. This is a very common colloquial expression in Farsi for a teardown property that is so old and dilapidated that it is only good for being knocked down with a pickaxe to build something new.
Why is the verb nadârad (does not have) negative if the sentence translates to 'never has' good insulation?
Farsi uses negative agreement. When you use a negative time word like hich-vaght (never), the main verb in the sentence must also be in its negative form. A literal translation would be 'never does not have', which is perfectly grammatical and required in Farsi.
Why is there an -i suffix at the end of khubi in the phrase âyeq-e khubi?
This is the indefinite -i suffix, which acts like the English word 'a' or 'some'. In Farsi, when a noun is modified by an adjective using the ezafe, this indefinite suffix is added to the very end of the adjective phrase, not the noun itself. Therefore, it attaches to khub rather than âyeq.
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