Breakdown of غوطهور بودن در آب هیچ اضطرابآور نیست.
بودنbudan
to be
آبâb
water
درdar
in
هیچhich
none, (not) any
غوطهورghute-var
immersed / submerged
اضطرابآورezterâb-âvar
anxiety-inducing
Questions & Answers about غوطهور بودن در آب هیچ اضطرابآور نیست.
I learned that hich goes before nouns, like in hich moshkeli. Why is it sitting alone before an adjective here?
This is the adverbial use of hich. Instead of modifying a noun, it directly modifies the adjective ezteraab-aavar. When paired with the negative verb nist, it changes the meaning from simply 'is not' to 'is not at all'.
How is the adjective ezteraab-aavar formed?
It is a compound made of ezteraab (anxiety) and the suffix -aavar. This suffix comes from the present stem of aavardan (to bring). It attaches to nouns to mean 'bringing' or 'inducing,' making the word mean 'anxiety-inducing'.
Why use the full infinitive boodan (to be) after ghoote-var?
Infinitives in Farsi often act as gerunds (verbal nouns). By adding boodan to the state of being ghoote-var (immersed), it creates the noun phrase 'being immersed.' This whole phrase acts as the subject of the sentence.
Can hich be placed somewhere else in this sentence?
For this specific adverbial meaning of 'not at all,' hich is quite rigid. It needs to sit directly before the predicate adjective it emphasizes (ezteraab-aavar) to sound natural and convey the absolute negation clearly.
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