Breakdown of پرسیدم که چرا آنها بدبین و بهانهگیر هستند.
آنها
they
و
and
بودنbudan
to be
چراcherâ
why
پرسیدنporsidan
to ask
کهke
that (conjunction)
بدبینbadbin
pessimistic
بهانهگیرbahâne-gir
excuse-maker / nitpicky
Questions & Answers about پرسیدم که چرا آنها بدبین و بهانهگیر هستند.
How does bad-bin fit the lesson's pattern for compound adjectives?
It combines the adjective bad (bad) with bin, which is the bare present stem of the verb didan (to see). Literally meaning bad-seeing, it translates to pessimistic.
What is the exact breakdown of the compound adjective bahāne-gir?
It joins the noun bahāne (excuse or pretext) with gir, the present stem of gereftan (to take or to catch). Someone who is bahāne-gir is literally an excuse-catcher, describing a person who is constantly nitpicky, making excuses, or finding fault.
In English we say 'I asked why they were...', so why does Farsi use the present tense hastand (are)?
Farsi handles reported speech differently than English. Instead of shifting the tense backward to match the past tense of porsidam (I asked), Farsi preserves the tense of the original thought. Since the original question in the speaker's mind was in the present tense, Farsi keeps it as hastand.
Why is there a ke before the question word cherā?
In Farsi, the conjunction ke (that) is frequently used as a bridge to introduce reported speech or thoughts, even if a question word like cherā immediately follows it. It acts almost like a colon introducing the clause.
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