Breakdown of دیوارهای ترکخوردهی این ساختمان خطرناک هستند.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
دیوارdivâr
wall
خطرناکkhatarnâk
dangerous
ساختمانsâkhtemân
building
ترکخوردهtarak-khorde
cracked
Questions & Answers about دیوارهای ترکخوردهی این ساختمان خطرناک هستند.
How does the compound adjective ترکخورده (cracked) break down in this sentence?
It is a compound adjective formed by the noun ترک (crack) and خورده, which is the bare past participle of خوردن. While خوردن usually means "to eat," it is often used in compound verbs to mean "to suffer" or "to be struck by" something. By combining the noun and the past participle, ترکخورده describes the resulting state of having "suffered a crack."
Why is there an extra ی at the end of ترکخورده?
That is the ezāfe linking the adjective phrase to the possessor, این ساختمان (this building). The core phrase is دیوارهای ترکخورده (cracked walls), and we need an ezāfe to say "the cracked walls of this building." Because ترکخورده ends in a silent heh (ه), the ezāfe takes the written form of ی.
The subject is دیوارها (walls), which is inanimate. Why does the sentence use the plural verb هستند instead of the singular است?
It is a general rule that inanimate plural subjects take singular verbs in Farsi. However, using a plural verb like هستند for inanimate objects is acceptable and often done in more formal written Farsi. It can also be used to emphasize the individual items, stressing that multiple walls are dangerously cracked, rather than treating them as a single collective mass.
How does the suffix on خطرناک work to mean "dangerous"?
The word is made by attaching the suffix ناک to the noun خطر (danger). The suffix ناک is a common way to create adjectives meaning "full of" or "causing" a certain state, making خطرناک translate literally to "causing danger."
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