Breakdown of چنان دروغ مضحکی را باور نکردم!
دروغdorugh
lie
راrâ
definite direct object marker
باور کردنbâvar kardan
to believe
چنانchonân
such / that kind of (distal, referring to that)
Questions & Answers about چنان دروغ مضحکی را باور نکردم!
Why isn't there an Ezafe between chenân and dorugh?
chenân (like chenin, in, and ân) acts as a demonstrative adjective. In Farsi, demonstratives placed before a noun never take an Ezafe to connect to it. Therefore, it is simply chenân dorugh, never chenân-e dorugh.
Why does the indefinite -i suffix attach to mozhhek instead of dorugh?
When you have a noun modified by an adjective using an Ezafe (here, dorugh-e mozhhek), the indefinite -i meaning "a" attaches to the very end of the entire phrase. That gives us dorugh-e mozhheki (a ridiculous lie) rather than attaching to the noun itself.
The phrase ends with the indefinite -i but is followed by râ. Doesn't râ only mark definite objects?
While râ usually marks definite objects, it is also used for objects that are indefinite but specific. Because the speaker uses chenân, they are talking about "such a" lie—pointing to a specific lie that was just told. The combination of the indefinite -i and râ marks a specific, singled-out instance of something indefinite.
Could I use chenin instead of chenân here?
Yes, absolutely. chenin means "this kind of" while chenân literally means "that kind of". When expressing "such a" in an abstract sense like this, they are largely interchangeable, though can carry a slightly stronger sense of distance or emphasis.