Breakdown of پیشفرض ما این بود که کلمه با یک پیشوند ساخته شده بود.
ما
we
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
یکyek
one / a, an
باbâ
with
کلمهkalame
word
کهke
that (conjunction)
شدنshodan
to become
ساختنsâkhtan
to build
پیشوندpishvand
prefix
پیشفرضpish-farz
presupposition / assumption
Questions & Answers about پیشفرض ما این بود که کلمه با یک پیشوند ساخته شده بود.
How does the prefix pish- change the meaning of farz in this sentence?
The prefix pish- means "pre-" or "before." The word farz on its own means "assumption" or "hypothesis." By adding pish-, we get pish-farz, which means "presupposition" or "premise" — an assumption established before an argument even begins.
What does the second half of the word pish-vand mean?
The word vand is a grammatical term meaning "affix" or "bond." When combined with the conceptual prefix pish- (pre-), it creates pish-vand, literally meaning "pre-affix," which is the Farsi word for "prefix."
Why do we use sâkhte shode bud instead of the simpler sâkhte shod?
The phrase sâkhte shode bud is the past perfect passive tense, meaning "had been made." We use it here to emphasize that the creation of the word happened before the time of our past assumption (bud). Using the simple past passive (sâkhte shod) would incorrectly imply the word was made at the exact same time we made our assumption.
Why is there no ezafe after in in the phrase in bud ke?
In this sentence structure, in (this) acts as a standalone pronoun that holds the place for the entire clause following ke (that). The literal phrasing is "Our presupposition was this, that..." Because in is acting as a pronoun rather than modifying a noun right next to it, no ezafe is needed.
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