Breakdown of گوش ندادن به اخبار دنیوی، یک عهد معنوی سخت است.
است
is
یکyek
one / a, an
بهbe
to
گوش دادنgush dâdan
to listen
سختsakht
difficult / hard
اخبارakhbâr
news (plural)
عهد'ahd
vow / covenant
معنویma'navi
spiritual
دنیویdonyavi
worldly
Questions & Answers about گوش ندادن به اخبار دنیوی، یک عهد معنوی سخت است.
How does the negative infinitive work in گوش ندادن?
گوش دادن is the compound verb for "to listen". To make it a negative verbal noun (meaning "not listening"), you add the negative prefix نـ to the verbal part of the infinitive, making it ندادن. The non-verbal noun part (گوش) stays exactly the same.
Why do we use the preposition به right after the verbal noun گوش ندادن?
Even though گوش ندادن functions as a noun here ("the act of not listening"), it still dictates the same preposition as its active verb form. Since you "listen to" something using گوش دادن به, the verbal noun also requires به to introduce its object (اخبار دنیوی).
Is there a specific pattern linking the adjectives دنیوی (worldly) and معنوی (spiritual)?
Yes, both are formed using the suffix ـوی (-avi) added to Arabic root words. دنیا (world) becomes دنیوی (worldly), and معنی (meaning/spirit) becomes معنوی (spiritual). This is a common pattern in Farsi for creating adjectives from nouns that end in a vowel.
How does the Ezafe chain work for the adjectives in یک عهد معنوی سخت?
The noun عهد (vow) is modified by two adjectives. The more classifying or defining adjective (معنوی, spiritual) is placed closest to the noun, followed by the more general descriptive adjective (سخت, difficult). They are linked by the unseen Ezafe vowel, literally reading as "a vow [of] spiritual [of] difficult".
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