Breakdown of در صرف یاد میگیریم چطور با یک پیشوند، کلمههای جدید بسازیم.
جدیدjadid
new
یکyek
one / a, an
درdar
in
باbâ
with
Questions & Answers about در صرف یاد میگیریم چطور با یک پیشوند، کلمههای جدید بسازیم.
I usually see sarf (صرف) used to mean spending or conjugating. What does it mean here?
In the context of grammar and linguistics, sarf translates to morphology or word formation. You will often see it paired with nahv (syntax) in the phrase sarf o nahv, which is the traditional term for the rules of grammar.
The word for prefix is pishvand (پیشوند). Does this use the pish- prefix we are learning in this lesson?
Yes, it is a perfect example of it! The prefix pish- means pre- or fore-, and -vand is a suffix used to mean affix or joint. So a pishvand is literally a pre-affix. By the same logic, a suffix is called a pasvand, using the prefix pas- (after or post-).
Why is the verb besâzim (بسازیم) in the subjunctive mood here?
The subjunctive is triggered by the phrase yâd migirim chetor... (we learn how to...). In Farsi, when you talk about learning, knowing, or teaching how to do an action, the second verb must be in the subjunctive mood rather than the infinitive.
Is sâkhtan the standard verb for making words?
Yes. While sâkhtan literally means to build or to construct (like building a house), it is the standard verb used in Farsi for forming or constructing words, sentences, and phrases.