Breakdown of پنجرهها در این طوفان خسارتبار متلاشی شدند.
این
this
پنجره
window
درdar
in
طوفانtufân
storm
خسارتبارkhesâratbâr
damaging
متلاشی شدنmotalâshi shodan
to shatter / to disintegrate
Questions & Answers about پنجرهها در این طوفان خسارتبار متلاشی شدند.
How would we change this sentence to say "Even the windows shattered in this damaging storm" to practice the current lesson?
You would place حتی (hattâ) right before the focused noun, and add هم (ham) or نیز (niz) after it. The sentence becomes: حتی پنجرهها هم در این طوفان خسارتبار متلاشی شدند (Hattâ panjare-hâ ham...).
What does the suffix -بار (-bâr) do in the word خسارتبار (khesârat-bâr)?
The suffix -بار (-bâr) attaches to nouns to mean "full of" or "producing." Here, it attaches to خسارت (khesârat, meaning damage or loss) to create an adjective meaning "damaging" or "destructive." You will also see it in words like غمبار (sorrowful) or شرمبار (shameful).
The verb متلاشی شدن (motelâshi shodan) is translated as "shattered." Can this be used anytime something breaks?
Not exactly. While شکستن (shekastan) is the everyday verb for "to break," متلاشی شدن (motelâshi shodan) is much stronger. It means to completely disintegrate, fall apart, or blow to pieces. It perfectly describes windows being obliterated by a severe storm, but would be too dramatic for simply dropping a drinking glass.
Since پنجرهها (windows) are inanimate objects, shouldn't the verb be in the singular form شد (shod) instead of the plural شدند (shodand)?
In standard formal Farsi, inanimate plural subjects typically take a singular verb. However, speakers and writers sometimes use a plural verb to emphasize the individual items being affected or to add a vivid, dramatic effect. Using the plural شدند emphasizes that the various windows all around the building were shattered. Using the singular شد would also be completely correct here.
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