Breakdown of الگوریتمی که آن را برقآسا نوشتیم، یک پروژهی غولآسا بود.
آن
that
پروژهporozhe
project
بودنbudan
to be
یکyek
one / a, an
Questions & Answers about الگوریتمی که آن را برقآسا نوشتیم، یک پروژهی غولآسا بود.
The suffix -âsâ appears twice in this sentence. Does it do the same grammatical job both times?
No, it serves two different roles here. In barq-âsâ (lightning-fast), it creates an adverb of manner describing how we wrote the algorithm. In ghul-âsâ (gigantic), it forms an adjective describing the noun prozhe (project).
What are the root nouns for barq-âsâ and ghul-âsâ?
Barq means lightning or electricity, so barq-âsâ translates to lightning-like or extremely fast. Ghul means giant, monster, or ogre, making ghul-âsâ mean giant-like or gigantic.
Why is there an -i at the end of algoritm if the English translation says 'The algorithm'? Doesn't -i mean 'a' or 'an'?
While -i often means 'a' or 'an', here it is the restrictive -i. In Farsi, when a noun is followed by a defining relative clause starting with ke (that/which), we attach this -i to the noun to point specifically to it, meaning 'the particular algorithm that'.
Why do we say ân râ (it) in the middle of the phrase algoritm-i ke ân râ neveshtim?
This is a resumptive pronoun. In English, we just say 'the algorithm that we wrote'. In Farsi, when the noun you are describing is the direct object of the verb inside the relative clause, it is standard to restate it with a pronoun plus the object marker râ, literally translating to 'the algorithm that we wrote it'.