Question 1

How would I change this sentence to say 'all of such stories' using the grammar from this lesson?

Accepted Answer

You would replace in (this/these) with chenin (such/this kind of). Just like in, chenin sits right before the noun and doesn't take an Ezafe. However, nouns following chenin often take the indefinite -i suffix. So 'all such stories' becomes hame-ye chenin dâstân-hâyi.

Question 2

Why is there an Ezafe on hame (hame-ye in...) when demonstratives like in usually block the Ezafe?

Accepted Answer

Demonstratives like in (this) and ân (that) do not take an Ezafe after them, but they can comfortably follow one. Here, hame (all) acts as a quantifier meaning 'all of', and it requires the Ezafe to connect to the specific group being talked about: hame-ye in dâstân-hâ.

Question 3

The subject here is inanimate (stories). Why is the plural verb hastand used instead of the singular ast?

Accepted Answer

While it is a standard rule in Farsi that inanimate plural subjects take singular verbs, speakers sometimes use a plural verb to emphasize the individuality or variety of the items. Because the speaker is emphasizing that every single one of these different stories is nonsense, hastand feels natural here, though ast would also be perfectly correct.

Question 4

How does the word sâkhtegi (fabricated) break down?

Accepted Answer

It is built from sâkhte (the past participle of sâkhtan, meaning 'made' or 'built'). To turn this into a descriptive adjective, Farsi adds the suffix -i. When a word ends in a silent 'e' like sâkhte, a g is inserted to bridge the vowels, creating sâkhtegi (made up or fabricated).

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