Breakdown of برادرم فقط غذای وگان میخوره و مواد غیر طبیعی رو دوست نداره.
و
and
برادرbarâdar
brother
غذاghazâ
food
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
دوست داشتنdust dâshtan
to like / to love
راrâ
definite direct object marker
فقطfaqat
only, just
طبیعیtabi'i
natural
موادmavâd
ingredients / materials
غیرgheyr
other than, non- (gheyr az = except)
وگانvegân
vegan
Questions & Answers about برادرم فقط غذای وگان میخوره و مواد غیر طبیعی رو دوست نداره.
In the phrase مواد غیر طبیعی, how does غیر (gheyr) turn "natural" into "unnatural"?
gheyr is an Arabic loanword used in Farsi as a prefix meaning "un-", "non-", or "anti-". However, grammatically, it acts as a noun that must link to the following adjective using an Ezafe. Because of this, you must pronounce it with the connecting vowel as gheyr-e tabi'i (literally "non- of natural").
The word مواد (mavâd) translates to "substances", but it doesn't have a standard Farsi plural ending like -ها (-hâ). Why is that?
mavâd is an Arabic "broken plural" (irregular plural) of the singular word ماده (mâdde), meaning substance, material, or ingredient. Instead of adding a Farsi plural suffix, the internal structure of the Arabic word changes. At the B2 level, you will encounter these broken plurals frequently, especially in scientific, formal, or news contexts.
Why does the object marker رو (ro) come after طبیعی (tabi'i) rather than right after the head noun مواد (mavâd)?
The definite object marker (را / râ in formal Farsi, pronounced رو / ro or و / o in spoken Farsi) always attaches to the very end of the entire noun phrase. Since غیر طبیعی (unnatural) acts as an adjective phrase modifying مواد, the marker must wait until the whole description is finished: [substances unnatural] + ro.
How do we pronounce the link between the Farsi word غذا (qazâ) and the English loanword وگان (vegân)?
Even though vegân is a borrowed word, it acts just like a native Farsi adjective and requires an Ezafe to connect to the noun. Because qazâ ends in a long vowel (â), we use the glide -ye instead of just the short vowel -e. It is pronounced qazâ-ye vegân.
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