Breakdown of پدربزرگ من یک مرد صلحخواه است و از جنگ بدش میآید.
من
I
است
is
و
and
مردmard
man
یکyek
one / a, an
پدربزرگpedarbozorg
grandfather
ازaz
from
جنگjang
war
بد آمدنbad âmadan
to dislike
صلحخواهsolh-khâh
peace-seeking / pacifist
Questions & Answers about پدربزرگ من یک مرد صلحخواه است و از جنگ بدش میآید.
How is the word صلحخواه built, and what does the suffix actually mean?
The suffix خواه is the present stem of the verb خواستن (to want, to seek). When attached to a noun like صلح (peace), it creates a compound adjective describing someone who seeks or advocates for that concept. So صلحخواه literally means 'peace-seeker'.
Are there other common words that use this -خواه suffix to describe people?
Yes, you will see this suffix frequently in social and political contexts. For example, آزادیخواه means 'freedom-seeking' or 'libertarian', and عدالتخواه means 'justice-seeking'.
Why does the sentence say بدش میآید instead of using a standard active verb for hating?
Farsi frequently uses psychological expressions for emotions. The phrase بد آمدن translates to 'bad to come'. The attached pronoun ش tells us whose bad feeling it is. So بدش میآید literally means 'his bad comes'. If you wanted to say 'I hate war', you would change the pronoun: از جنگ بدم میآید.
Why do we need the preposition از before جنگ in this sentence?
The phrase بد آمدن always requires the preposition از to indicate what object or situation the negative feeling is coming from. In Farsi, you do not hate something directly; rather, your bad feeling comes from that thing, which is why we say از جنگ.
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