Breakdown of اگر این جفت کفش گشاد است، همانی را انتخاب کن که کفی دارد.
است
is
این
this
کفشkafsh
shoe
داشتنdâshtan
to have
Questions & Answers about اگر این جفت کفش گشاد است، همانی را انتخاب کن که کفی دارد.
How does همانی که work here to mean the very one that?
It combines the emphatic demonstrative همان (that very / that same) with the restrictive suffix ی (-i). This makes it a standalone pronoun acting as the head of the relative clause introduced by که (that). Together, همانی که translates nicely to the very one that.
Why does the object marker را attach to همانی instead of going after the relative clause?
The marker را attaches directly to the definite direct object, which here is the pronoun همانی (that very one). While in highly colloquial Farsi you might occasionally hear را pushed to the end of a short relative clause, the standard rule is to place it immediately after the head noun it marks, before the که clause begins.
Why is کفش singular in این جفت کفش when English says pair of shoes?
In Farsi, whenever a noun follows a number or a measure word like جفت (pair), the noun must remain singular. Just like you say دو تا کتاب for two books, you say این جفت کفش for this pair of shoe.
How is the word کفی (insole) formed?
It is built from کف, which means the sole of a foot or shoe, the palm of a hand, or the floor. Adding the suffix ی creates a new, related noun. Here, کفی specifically refers to a shoe insert or insole.