Breakdown of نقص فنی هواپیما باعث تاخیر شد.
تاخیرta'khir
delay
هواپیماhavâpeymâ
airplane
نقصnaqs
defect
باعث شدنbâ'es shodan
to cause
فنیfanni
technical
Questions & Answers about نقص فنی هواپیما باعث تاخیر شد.
How does باعث ... شد translate to 'caused'?
باعث (ba'es) is a noun meaning 'cause' or 'reason'. When combined with شدن (shodan - to become), it forms the compound verb 'to cause' (literally 'to become the cause of'). Note the hidden Ezafe linking it to the outcome: باعثِ تاخیر (ba'es-e takhir - the cause of a delay).
What is the exact Ezafe structure in نقص فنی هواپیما?
It follows a Noun + Adjective + Possessor pattern. نقص (naqs - defect) takes an Ezafe to link to the adjective فنی (fanni - technical). Since فنی ends in the vowel sound 'i', it takes a 'ye' Ezafe to connect to the possessor, resulting in فنیِ هواپیما (fanni-ye havapeyma - technical [of the] airplane).
How would I use this vocabulary with the current lesson's grammar to say 'In case of a technical defect...'?
You would apply the در صورتِ (dar surat-e) structure to the abstract noun phrase. 'In case of a technical defect' becomes در صورتِ نقصِ فنی (dar surat-e naqs-e fanni). A full sentence could be: در صورت نقص فنی، هواپیما تاخیر خواهد داشت (In case of a technical defect, the airplane will be delayed).
Why is تاخیر sometimes spelled تأخیر?
تأخیر is the original Arabic spelling, using an alef with a hamza. In modern Persian, particularly in everyday typing or casual contexts, the hamza is frequently omitted, leaving تاخیر. Both spellings are widely accepted and pronounced identically, though formal published texts generally still prefer تأخیر.
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