Word
پیکرتراش بیصبرانه به تراشیدن مکعب یخ بزرگ پرداخت.
Meaning
The sculptor impatiently set about carving the huge ice cube.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of پیکرتراش بیصبرانه به تراشیدن مکعب یخ بزرگ پرداخت.
بزرگbozorg
big / large
تراشیدنtarâshidan
to cut / to carve (by shaving or scraping)
یخyakh
ice
پیکرتراشpeykartarâsh
Questions & Answers about پیکرتراش بیصبرانه به تراشیدن مکعب یخ بزرگ پرداخت.
Why does the sentence use pardâkht here if that verb usually means 'paid'?
While pardâkhtan means 'to pay' on its own, here it is paired with the preposition be and the long infinitive (verbal noun) tarâshidan (carving). The structure be + [Long Infinitive/Noun] + pardâkhtan is a formal phasal verb meaning 'to set about', 'to engage in', or 'to address' an activity.
How is the word for sculptor, پیکرتراش (peykar-tarâsh), constructed?
It is a compound noun made of peykar (figure, body, or statue) and tarâsh, which is the present stem of the verb tarâshidan (to carve or to shave). Literally translating to 'figure-carver', this noun + present stem pattern is a very common way to create occupational titles in Farsi.
In the phrase مکعب یخ بزرگ (moka'ab-e yakh-e bozorg), why does the adjective بزرگ come at the very end?
In an ezâfe chain, when you have a noun-noun pair forming a single concept like 'ice cube' (moka'ab-e yakh, literally 'cube of ice'), any adjective describing that entire concept attaches to the end of the chain. Therefore, moka'ab-e yakh-e bozorg translates properly to 'huge [ice cube]'.
What is the function of the suffix ـانه in the word بیصبرانه (bi-sabrâne)?
The suffix -âne turns a noun or adjective into an adverb of manner, functioning much like '-ly' in English. In this sentence, bi-sabr (impatient, literally 'without patience') takes the suffix to become (impatiently).