Breakdown of بعد از اینکه پرواز را لغو کردند، بهانهی او باورپذیر نبود.
او
he/she
بودنbudan
to be
راrâ
definite direct object marker
پروازparvâz
flight
لغو کردنlaghv kardan
to cancel
بعد ازba'd az
after (time)
اینکهin-ke
that (conjunction)
بهانهbahâne
excuse
باورپذیرbâvarpazir
believable
بعد از اینکهba'd az inke
after (+ past)
Questions & Answers about بعد از اینکه پرواز را لغو کردند، بهانهی او باورپذیر نبود.
How does the suffix پذیر work to create باورپذیر?
The suffix پذیر comes from the present stem of the verb پذیرفتن (to accept). When attached to a noun like باور (belief), it creates an adjective describing something capable of receiving or accepting that action. Therefore, باورپذیر literally means 'belief-accepting', which gives us the English equivalent 'believable'.
Why do we need اینکه after بعد از?
The phrase بعد از (after) is a preposition that must attach to a noun. Because the part about canceling the flight is a full clause with its own verb (لغو کردند), you must insert اینکه to turn that entire clause into a grammatical noun phrase. You could use just بعد از if it was followed directly by a simple noun instead of an action.
Who exactly is the 'they' in لغو کردند (they canceled)?
Just like in English, Farsi frequently uses the third-person plural to express an impersonal action without naming a specific subject. Here, it refers generally to the airline or authorities. Using this impersonal 'they' is a very common, natural-sounding alternative to the formal passive voice in spoken Farsi.
Why is there an explicit ی letter in بهانهی او?
The noun بهانه (excuse) ends in a silent heh. To connect it to the pronoun او (his) using the ezafe grammatical link, Farsi requires a bridge consonant for smooth pronunciation. This 'y' sound is written with the letter ی so that the vowels do not clash.
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