Breakdown of یک ساعت است که دنبال وسایلی نظیر نمادها و چرخدندهها میگردیم.
است
is
و
and
یکyek
one / a, an
ساعتsâ'at
o'clock (the hour)
کهke
that (conjunction)
وسایلvasâyel
things
گشتنgashtan
to search
دنبالdonbâl
after / looking for
چرخدندهcharkhdande
gear
نظیرnazir
such as / like
نمادnemâd
symbol
Questions & Answers about یک ساعت است که دنبال وسایلی نظیر نمادها و چرخدندهها میگردیم.
Why do we use the present tense میگردیم here when the English translation is "We have been looking"?
In Farsi, when an ongoing action started in the past and is still happening, we use the structure [time period] ast ke + [present continuous verb]. Here, yek sa'at ast ke ... migardim literally means "It is one hour that we are looking," which is the standard way to express the English present perfect continuous tense.
How exactly does نظیر (nazir) connect to the examples that follow?
nazir functions as a preposition meaning "such as" or "like". It follows the general category noun (here, vasayeli) and must take an ezafe to connect to the specific examples that follow. So, it is pronounced nazir-e namad-ha.
Why does the word وسایلی (vasayeli) have an -i at the end?
That is the indefinite -i suffix, meaning "some items" or "items of a certain type". When introducing examples with nazir-e or az qabil-e, it is very common to add this indefinite -i to the broad category noun that precedes them.
What are the parts that make up the word چرخدندهها (charkhdande-ha)?
It is a compound noun made from charkh (wheel) and dande (tooth or rib), creating charkhdande (gear or cogwheel). The -ha at the end makes it plural.
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