Learn Farsi: به دلیل موفقیتش، خودش خیلی خودپسند شده است. - Because of his success, he himself has become very conceited.

به دلیل موفقیتش، خودش خیلی خودپسند شده است.be dalile movaffaqiyatash, khodash kheyli khodpasand shode ast.

Because of his success, he himself has become very conceited.

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Questions & Answers about به دلیل موفقیتش، خودش خیلی خودپسند شده است.

How is the compound adjective خودپسند built in this sentence?

خودپسند (conceited) is made by combining the noun خود (self) with پسند, which is the bare present stem of the verb پسندیدن (to like, to approve). It literally translates to "self-approving" or "one who likes oneself", which perfectly fits the pattern of a noun plus a present stem to describe a characteristic action.

We see the suffix ش used twice here, in موفقیتش and خودش. Do they serve the same purpose?

Not exactly. In موفقیتش (his success), the enclitic pronoun ش acts as a standard possessive adjective. However, in خودش (he himself), it attaches to the reflexive pronoun خود to emphasize who became conceited. It highlights that he himself changed, rather than someone else.

Why is the present perfect شده است used here instead of the simple past شد?

The present perfect شده است (has become) is used because his success happened in the past, but the result of that success—his current conceited state—is still true and relevant right now. If we used the simple past شد (became), it might imply he was conceited in the past but isn't necessarily anymore.

Is به دلیل a fixed phrase, and does it require the ezafe?