Breakdown of اسکنهای که آن را به پیکرتراش دادم، خیلی تیز است.
خیلی
very / many (of)
آن
that
بودنbudan
to be
بهbe
to
دادنdâdan
to give
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
تیزtiz
sharp
پیکرتراشpeykartarâsh
sculptor (of figures/statues)
اسکنهeskane
chisel
Questions & Answers about اسکنهای که آن را به پیکرتراش دادم، خیلی تیز است.
Why do we include ân râ in the relative clause when the English translation just says 'that I gave'?
This is a resumptive pronoun. In Persian relative clauses, when the noun being described (eskane) is the direct object of the verb inside the clause, you usually must include a pronoun to show its grammatical role. English drops it, but Persian needs ân râ (it) to link the action back to the chisel.
If the English translation says 'The chisel', why is there an -i suffix on eskane-i? Doesn't that mean 'a chisel'?
In this context, the -i is not the indefinite article. It is the restrictive suffix used specifically because the noun is followed by a ke clause. It singles out the noun, meaning 'the specific chisel that...', which is why it translates to 'The chisel' in English.
How is the word for sculptor, peykar-tarâsh, formed?
It is a compound word made of peykar (figure, form, or body) and tarâsh, which is the present stem of the verb tarâshidan (to carve or sculpt). Literally, it means 'figure-carver'. This structure (Noun + Present Stem) is a very common way in Persian to create words for professions or people who perform a specific action.
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