Breakdown of چرا چنین شایعهی مزخرفی ساختی؟
چراcherâ
why
ساختنsâkhtan
to build
شایعهshâye'e
rumor
چنینchonin
such / this kind of
مزخرفmozakhraf
nonsense / ridiculous (rubbish, crap)
Questions & Answers about چرا چنین شایعهی مزخرفی ساختی؟
Why is there no Ezafe between chenin and shaye'e?
chenin (meaning "such" or "this kind of") is a demonstrative adjective. Just like in (this) and aan (that), it always comes before the noun it modifies and never takes an Ezafe. You simply place it directly in front of the noun phrase.
The translation says "such a nonsense rumor". Where is the "a" in the Farsi sentence?
The "a" is expressed by the indefinite suffix -i attached to the very end of the noun phrase, turning mozakhraf into mozakhrafi. When using chenin, the noun phrase usually still needs this -i to mean "such a [noun]". Remember that in a phrase linked by Ezafe, the indefinite -i always attaches to the final adjective, not to the main noun.
I learned that sakhti (from sakhtan) means "you built". Is it common to use it for rumors?
Yes! While its literal meaning is "to build" or "to construct", sakhtan is the standard verb in Farsi for fabricating or "making up" intangible things. It is very commonly paired with words like shaye'e (rumor), bahane (excuse), or dorough (lie).
Why is there a ی added to the end of shaye'e (شایعه) here?
That is the Ezafe linking the noun shaye'e (rumor) to the adjective mozakhraf (nonsense). Because the word shaye'e ends in a silent "heh" (ه), Farsi requires a glide consonant to connect the vowel sounds. In writing, this is shown by adding the letter ی, which is pronounced as "-ye".
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