Breakdown of آنها فردا قطعات ضد خوردگی و ضد سایش را آزمایش خواهند کرد.
آنها
they
و
and
فرداfardâ
tomorrow
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
آزمایش کردنâzmâyesh kardan
to test
قطعهqet'e
piece
ضدzedd
anti- / counter-
سایشsâyesh
wear / abrasion
خوردگیkhordegi
corrosion
Questions & Answers about آنها فردا قطعات ضد خوردگی و ضد سایش را آزمایش خواهند کرد.
How does the prefix zed-e attach to nouns in this sentence to form new words?
The word zed literally means opposite or against. When you link it to a noun using the Ezafe (-e), it creates a compound adjective meaning anti- or counter-. Here, it links to khordegi (corrosion) and sâyesh (wear) to form the adjectives zed-e khordegi (anti-corrosion) and zed-e sâyesh (anti-wear).
Where do the nouns khordegi and sâyesh come from structurally?
Both are derived from verbs, showcasing useful Persian morphology! Khordegi comes from the past participle of khordan (to eat/consume), which is khordeh, plus the suffix -gi to mean the state of being eaten away. Sâyesh is formed from the present stem of sâyidan (to rub/wear down), which is sây, plus the suffix -esh to create a noun of action.
Since there are two anti- adjectives connected by and, how does the Ezafe work with the head noun qeta'ât (parts)?
You only need one Ezafe on the head noun. It is pronounced as qeta'ât-e zedd-e khordegi va zedd-e sâyesh. The Ezafe on qeta'ât applies to the entire coordinated adjective phrase that follows it. Notice that zed also needs its own Ezafe each time to connect to the noun it opposes.
Why is the word for parts written as qeta'ât instead of using the standard Persian plural suffix -hâ?
Qeta'ât is the Arabic plural form of qet'eh (piece/part). In formal, technical, or written contexts like this one (testing industrial parts), Arabic plurals ending in -ât are very common and sound much more professional than saying qet'eh-hâ.
Why is the direct object marker râ placed so far away from the head noun qeta'ât?
The direct object marker râ must always follow the entire noun phrase, not just the head noun. Because the object here is the anti-corrosion and anti-wear parts, râ has to wait until the very end of that whole descriptive chain (qeta'ât-e zedd-e khordegi va zedd-e sâyesh) before it appears.
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