Breakdown of علیرغم باران، پستچی خستگیناپذیر میخواهد امروز توزیع نامهها را تمام کند.
امروزemruz
today
نامهnâme
letter
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
بارانbârân
rain
پستچیpostchi
postman
تمام کردنtamâm kardan
to finish
علیرغمalâ-raghm
despite / in spite of
خستگیناپذیرkhastegi-nâpazir
tireless
توزیعtowzi'
distribution / delivery (of goods)
Questions & Answers about علیرغم باران، پستچی خستگیناپذیر میخواهد امروز توزیع نامهها را تمام کند.
Do I always need to use an ezafe with alâ-raghm?
Yes. Alâ-raghm is a formal preposition meaning despite or in spite of, and it must connect to the noun that follows it using an ezafe (the short e sound). In this sentence, it is pronounced alâ-raghm-e bârân. Note that it is often written as a compound word but can sometimes be seen separated.
How is the adjective khastegi-nâ-pazir constructed?
It is made of three parts: khastegi (tiredness or fatigue) + nâ (a negative prefix) + pazir (accepting or susceptible to, from the verb paziroftan). Together, it literally means unaccepting of fatigue, which translates to tireless. You will see -nâ-pazir used as a suffix in many high-level adjectives to mean impervious to or unable to be.
Why does the direct object marker râ come after nâme-hâ instead of the main noun tozi'?
The word râ always comes at the very end of the entire noun phrase that makes up the direct object. Here, the object is the specific phrase tozi'-e nâme-hâ (the distribution of the letters). Even though tozi' is the core thing being finished, râ must wait until the ezafe chain is complete.
Why is the verb at the end tamâm konad rather than tamâm mikonad?
The main verb in this sentence is mi-khâhad (wants). In Farsi, when you express wanting to do something, the second verb must be in the subjunctive mood. Since tamâm kardan (to finish) is a compound verb, its subjunctive form drops the mi- prefix and uses the present stem, becoming tamâm konad. Because it is a compound verb, it does not take a be- prefix here.
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