Breakdown of من سنگهای خزهبسته را دوست دارم.
من
I
دوست داشتنdust dâshtan
to like / to love
راrâ
definite direct object marker
سنگsang
stone
خزهبستهkhaze-baste
moss-covered
Questions & Answers about من سنگهای خزهبسته را دوست دارم.
How exactly does خزهبسته fit the Noun + bare Past Participle pattern from this lesson?
The word خزه means moss, and بسته is the past participle of بستن (to close or bind). When combined, they form the compound adjective خزهبسته, describing the resulting state of the stones as being bound or covered by moss.
I usually translate بستن as to close or tie. Why does it mean covered here?
In Farsi, بستن is also used for things that naturally form over or cover a surface, like ice freezing on a window or moss growing on a rock. In this compound, the past participle بسته implies the stones have reached a state of being bound or encased by the moss.
Why does the direct object marker را come after the adjective خزهبسته instead of right after the noun سنگهای?
The marker را must always follow the entire specific direct object phrase. Because the Ezafe connects the noun and its adjective into a single phrase (سنگهای خزهبسته), the را is placed at the very end of that complete block.
Why does سنگهای end with a Ye (ی) instead of just the plural marker ها?
That is the Ezafe linking the noun to its adjective. Because the plural suffix ها ends in the long vowel Alef, Farsi requires the consonant Ye (ی) to carry the short Ezafe vowel sound, making it sang-ha-ye khaze-baste.
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