Breakdown of بعضیشان به جهیزیه و مهریه فکر میکنند.
و
and
بهbe
to
فکر کردنfekr kardan
to think
بعضیba'zi
some
مهریهmehrieh
bride price
جهیزیهjahizieh
trousseau / dowry
Questions & Answers about بعضیشان به جهیزیه و مهریه فکر میکنند.
Why do we use the preposition به (be) here instead of a word meaning "about"?
In English, you think "about" something, but the Farsi compound verb فکر کردن (fekr kardan) requires the preposition به (to). You are literally "doing thought to" the trousseau and bride price.
How does the word بعضیشان (ba'zi-shân) work grammatically?
It combines بعضی (some) with the third-person plural enclitic pronoun شان (their / of them). Attaching possessive endings directly to quantifiers is a very common and natural way to say "some of them", "all of us", etc., instead of using از (from/of) plus a standalone pronoun.
What do the cultural terms جهیزیه (jahiziye) and مهریه (mehriye) specifically refer to?
جهیزیه is the collection of furniture and household goods (the trousseau) traditionally provided by the bride's family. مهریه is the legally binding bride price or financial gift pledged by the groom to the bride, which belongs exclusively to her.
How would you change this sentence to fit the current lesson and say "I wish some of them would think about..."?
You would start the sentence with کاش (kâsh) or ای کاش (ey kâsh) and change the present indicative verb فکر میکنند (fekr mikonand) to the present subjunctive فکر کنند (fekr konand). The new sentence would be: کاش بعضیشان به جهیزیه و مهریه فکر کنند.
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