Breakdown of پرنده در ازای غذا، هم فرمانبردار و هم وفادار است.
است
is
و
and
پرندهparande
bird
غذاghazâ
food
همham
also, too / both ... and / together / each other
وفادارvafâdâr
loyal
در ازایdar ezâ-ye
in return for
فرمانبردارfarmânbardâr
obedient
Questions & Answers about پرنده در ازای غذا، هم فرمانبردار و هم وفادار است.
How does dar ezâ-ye connect to the word for food in this sentence?
It connects using an ezâfe. dar ezâ-ye means "in return for" or "in exchange for", and like many compound prepositions in Farsi, it requires an ezâfe to link it to the following noun. Because ezâ ends in a vowel, the ezâfe takes the form of a "ye" sound, giving us dar ezâ-ye ghazâ (in return for food).
What is the literal breakdown of the word farmânbardâr (obedient)?
It is a compound word made of farmân (command or order) and bardâr (the present stem of the verb bardâshtan, to take or bear). So, a bird that is farmânbardâr literally "takes commands".
Is the word vafâdâr (loyal) built using a similar compound structure?
Yes, it combines the noun vafâ (loyalty or faithfulness) with dâr (the present root of dâshtan, to have or hold). An animal or person who is vafâdâr literally "holds loyalty".
Why are there two ham words in this sentence?
The structure ham ... va ham ... is the Farsi equivalent of "both ... and ...". Here it links the two adjectives: ham farmânbardâr va ham vafâdâr (both obedient and loyal). Keep in mind that Farsi still requires the word va (and) in the middle, which is often pronounced as just "o" in everyday speech.
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