Breakdown of خود مدیر راهآهن گیتهای الکترونیکی را بررسی کرد.
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مدیرmodir
manager
خودkhod
self
بررسی کردنbarresi kardan
to check / to inspect
Questions & Answers about خود مدیر راهآهن گیتهای الکترونیکی را بررسی کرد.
How does خود work here to mean 'himself'? Doesn't it usually need a suffix like -esh?
You are right that خود is often used with pronoun suffixes (like خودش) for reflexives. However, when you use خودِ (khod-e) directly before a noun, it acts as an emphatic modifier. It means 'the very [Noun]' or 'the [Noun] himself/itself.' So, خود مدیر means 'the manager himself.'
Can I put the emphatic word after the noun instead, like مدیر راهآهن خودش?
Yes, you can! Placing خودش (khodesh) after the noun phrase is extremely common in spoken Farsi. Using خودِ (khod-e) before the noun means the exact same thing but is slightly more formal and puts the emphasis upfront.
What makes up the word for 'railway', راهآهن (rah-ahan)?
It literally means 'path of iron' (راه, path + آهن, iron). Notice that there is no ezafe (the connecting 'e' sound) between the two halves. They have completely merged into a single fixed compound noun.
Why does the borrowed word الکترونیکی (electronici) have an -i at the end? Isn't it already an adjective?
Even though 'electronic' is an adjective in English, Farsi often adds its own adjective-forming suffix ـی (-i) to borrowed Western technical or scientific words to make them fit naturally into Farsi grammatical structures.