Word
به جز این آفتکش ضد بید، هیچچیز در انبار نیست.
Meaning
Except for this anti-moth pesticide, there is nothing in the warehouse.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of به جز این آفتکش ضد بید، هیچچیز در انبار نیست.
این
this
بودنbudan
to be
درdar
in
هیچچیزhich chiz
nothing
Questions & Answers about به جز این آفتکش ضد بید، هیچچیز در انبار نیست.
How is the compound adjective ضد بید formed and pronounced in this sentence?
To express opposition or resistance (meaning "anti-"), Farsi pairs the word ضد (zed) with a noun using the ezafe linker (-e). Here, it links to بید (bid), meaning "moth". It is pronounced zed-e bid (anti-moth).
Do I need another ezafe between آفتکش and ضد بید?
Yes. Because ضد بید (anti-moth) functions as a compound adjective describing the noun آفتکش (pesticide), they must be connected by an ezafe. The entire noun phrase is pronounced in âfat-kosh-e zed-e bid.
What is the literal breakdown of the word آفتکش (pesticide)?
It is a compound built from آفت (âfat), meaning "pest" or "blight", and کش (kosh), which is the present stem of کشتن (koshtan - to kill). It literally translates to "pest-killer". Combining a noun with a present stem is a very common Farsi pattern for creating functional nouns and adjectives.
Why does the sentence use the negative verb نیست when it already contains هیچچیز (nothing)?
Farsi strictly requires negative concord (double negatives). Any sentence using هیچ (none) or its compounds like هیچچیز (nothing) must take a negative verb. Therefore, هیچچیز ... نیست is required to say "there is nothing", even though it literally translates to "nothing isn't".