Word
شاهین برای رهاسازی بال میزد.
Meaning
The falcon was flapping its wings for the release.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of شاهین برای رهاسازی بال میزد.
برایbarâye
for
شاهینshâhin
falcon
بال زدنbâl zadan
to flap wings
رهاسازیrahâsâzi
release (the act of freeing)
Questions & Answers about شاهین برای رهاسازی بال میزد.
Why does this sentence use برای instead of the lesson's focus words like در ازای or در قبال?
Those phrases imply a transaction, compensation, or reciprocal duty (like giving something 'in return for' something else). The falcon flapping its wings is an action done with the purpose of getting released, not a trade. Therefore, the standard preposition of purpose برای is the natural choice.
How is the noun رهاسازی constructed?
It is a compound noun made of رها (free) and the suffix سازی (making). The suffix comes from the verb ساختن (to make/build). Together, it literally means 'free-making' or the act of releasing.
The English translation says 'its wings', but the Farsi just says بال. Why isn't it plural or possessive?
In Farsi, بال زدن (literally 'wing-hitting') is a compound verb that means 'to flap wings'. The noun part of a compound verb usually stays generic and singular. Adding a plural marker (بالها) or a possessive ending (بالهایش) is unnecessary because the whole phrase functions as a single unified action.
The verb میزد translates to 'was flapping'. Doesn't this tense also mean 'used to flap'?
Yes. The past imperfect tense in Farsi (formed with می + past stem) can describe either an ongoing action in the past ('was flapping') or a habitual past action ('used to flap'). Context tells us this describes a specific, continuous struggle rather than a habit.