Word
همینی که واکس میزند، کفاش ماهری است.
Meaning
This very one who applies shoe polish is a skillful cobbler.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of همینی که واکس میزند، کفاش ماهری است.
است
is
کهke
that (conjunction)
زدنzadan
to hit / to play (an instrument) / to apply (a coating) / to put on (a tie/accessory)
همینhamin
this very, same
Questions & Answers about همینی که واکس میزند، کفاش ماهری است.
How does hamini ke break down to mean "this very one who"?
It combines the emphatic demonstrative hamin (this very / this same) with the relative suffix -i and the conjunction ke (who/that). While you are used to seeing ke after a noun, attaching the -i directly to hamin allows it to stand alone as an independent pronoun meaning "this very one who" or "this very person that".
Does vâks mizanad literally mean "hits wax"?
Yes! The word vâks comes directly from the English word "wax" (specifically shoe polish). In Farsi, the versatile verb zadan (literally "to hit" or "to strike") is often used for applying substances to surfaces. Therefore, vâks zadan is the standard compound verb for shining or polishing shoes.
Why is the indefinite suffix -i for "a skillful cobbler" attached to the adjective mâher instead of the noun kaffâsh?
In a Farsi noun phrase, when a noun is modified by an adjective, the indefinite suffix -i (meaning "a" or "an") usually shifts to the very end of the phrase. Instead of attaching to kaffâsh (cobbler), it attaches to the adjective mâher (skillful), creating the spoken phrase kaffâsh-e mâher-i.
How do we know to pronounce an ezâfe between kaffâsh and mâheri even though it is not written?