Breakdown of زبانشناس توضیح داد که این پیشوند معنی کلمه را تغییر میدهد.
این
this
کلمهkalame
word
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
Questions & Answers about زبانشناس توضیح داد که این پیشوند معنی کلمه را تغییر میدهد.
How does the word پیشوند (prefix) use the conceptual prefixes from this lesson?
It uses the prefix پیش- (pish-), meaning "before" or "pre-". It attaches to the root وند (vand), which means "affix" or "binding". Together, they literally mean "pre-affix", forming the Farsi grammatical term for "prefix" itself.
How is the noun زبانشناس (linguist) constructed?
It is a compound noun made of زبان (language) and شناس, which is the present stem of the verb شناختن (to know or recognize). Attaching a present stem to a noun is a common pattern for creating nouns that describe professions or experts, literally translating here to "language-knower".
Why is the second verb تغییر میدهد (changes) in the present tense when the main verb توضیح داد (explained) is in the past tense?
In Farsi reported speech, you usually keep the tense exactly as the person originally said it. Since the linguist stated a general fact, the original quote used the present tense. Unlike English, Farsi doesn't shift the tense backwards in the subordinate clause just because the reporting verb is in the past.
Why does the object marker را (râ) appear after کلمه (word) rather than immediately after معنی (meaning)?
The marker را must always attach to the very end of the entire direct object noun phrase. Because the object of the verb is the Ezafe-linked phrase معنی کلمه (the meaning of the word), the را must sit at the end of that whole unit, not in the middle of it.