Breakdown of اتاقی که در آن دعا میکند، برای نشنیدن آشوب بیرون است.
آن
that
اتاق
room
بودنbudan
to be
بیرونbirun
outside
درdar
in
برایbarâye
for
شنیدنshenidan
to hear
کهke
that (conjunction)
دعا کردنdo'â kardan
to pray
آشوبâshub
chaos / turmoil (unrest, riot)
Questions & Answers about اتاقی که در آن دعا میکند، برای نشنیدن آشوب بیرون است.
How do we form the negative verbal noun نشنیدن here, and why is it used after برای?
You form a negative infinitive by adding the negative prefix نـ to the standard infinitive, turning شنیدن (to hear) into نشنیدن (not to hear / not hearing). Because infinitives act as nouns in Farsi, they naturally follow prepositions like برای (for) to express purpose, just like gerunds do in English.
Is there an Ezafe between نشنیدن and آشوب?
Yes, it is pronounced as na-šenidan-e āšub. When an infinitive or verbal noun takes an object, that logical object is connected to it using an Ezafe. You can think of it literally as "the not-hearing of the chaos."
What is the function of the -ی suffix at the end of اتاقی?
This is the restrictive ی. While it looks identical to the indefinite ی (meaning "a" or "an"), here it attaches to the noun right before the relative pronoun که to single out that specific item. It changes the meaning from "a room" to "the specific room that..."
Why does the sentence use که در آن instead of just translating "in which" directly?
Farsi grammar does not allow prepositions to attach directly to the relative pronoun که. Instead, you must use a resumptive pronoun inside the clause. So, "the room in which he prays" literally must be phrased as "the room that he prays in it" (اتاقی که در آن دعا میکند).
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