Word
بعد از برداشتن چشمبند، پرنده شروع به بال زدن میکند.
Meaning
After removing the hood, the bird starts to flap its wings.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of بعد از برداشتن چشمبند، پرنده شروع به بال زدن میکند.
پرندهparande
bird
بهbe
to
شروع کردنshoru' kardan
to start
بعد ازba'd az
after (time)
Questions & Answers about بعد از برداشتن چشمبند، پرنده شروع به بال زدن میکند.
Why is there an ezâfe after برداشتن (bardâshtan) here?
In Persian, infinitives like برداشتن (to remove) act as verbal nouns (gerunds) meaning "removing" or "the removing of". When a verbal noun takes a direct object right after it, they are linked by an ezâfe, giving us برداشتنِ چشمبند (removing of the hood).
How is the word چشمبند (cheshm-band) constructed?
It is a compound noun made of چشم (eye) and بند (the present stem of بستن, to bind/close). Literally meaning "eye-binder," it is the standard word for a blindfold or, in the case of birds, a hood.
Why do we use به (be) before بال زدن (bâl zadan)?
The compound verb for "to start doing something" is شروع به ... کردن (shoru' be ... kardan). The preposition به specifically connects the word "start" with the action being started. Here, the action is expressed as another verbal noun: بال زدن (flapping wings).
Could we use the subjunctive instead of the infinitive for "starts to flap"?
Yes! While this sentence uses the verbal noun structure (شروع به بال زدن میکند - literally "does a start to wing-flapping"), you can also use a subjunctive clause. It would look like this: شروع میکند بال بزند (starts that it flap). Both are completely natural, but the verbal noun structure with به is slightly more formal.