Breakdown of خرس قطبی در قطب شمال زندگی میکند.
درdar
in
زندگی کردنzendegi kardan
to live
خرسkhers
bear
شمالshomâl
north
Questions & Answers about خرس قطبی در قطب شمال زندگی میکند.
Why is the root word قطب (qotb) used differently in خرس قطبی and قطب شمال?
قطب (qotb) is a noun meaning 'pole'. In قطب شمال (North Pole), it acts as a noun connected to 'North' via the ezafe. In خرس قطبی, the suffix ی (-i) is attached to make it the adjective 'polar', which then modifies 'bear' (خرس).
The English translation says 'The polar bear', but there is no definite marker or plural in Farsi. Why is that?
When making a general factual statement about an entire species or category in Farsi, it is very common to use the bare singular noun. خرس قطبی here acts as a generic noun representing all polar bears, avoiding the need for plural suffixes or definite markers.
Since this lesson teaches the formal contrastive conjunction حال آنکه (whereas), how would I use it to contrast this sentence with penguins living in the South Pole?
You simply place a comma and حال آنکه directly after this complete sentence, followed by the second independent clause. For example: خرس قطبی در قطب شمال زندگی میکند، حال آنکه پنگوئن در قطب جنوب زندگی میکند. This conjunction elegantly links the two contrasting facts without requiring any changes to the internal grammar of either clause.