Breakdown of میخوام یه گوشی ضد شوک و ضد خش بخرم.
و
and
یکyek
one / a, an
گوشیgushi
phone
خریدنkharidan
to buy
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
ضدzedd
anti- / counter-
خشkhash
scratch
شوکshok
shock
Questions & Answers about میخوام یه گوشی ضد شوک و ضد خش بخرم.
How exactly does ضد work here to mean "-proof" or "anti-", and does it need an ezafe?
ضد (zed) means "anti-", "counter-", or "-proof". To attach it to a noun to form a compound adjective, you must use the ezafe (the short e sound), making it ضدِ (zed-e). In this sentence, ضدِ شوک (zed-e shok) literally means "anti-shock" (shockproof), and ضدِ خش (zed-e khash) means "anti-scratch" (scratch-resistant).
Are there other ezafe vowels connecting the word گوشی (phone) to these compound adjectives?
Yes! Just like any noun being modified by an adjective, گوشی needs an ezafe to connect to the descriptions following it. Because گوشی ends in a vowel (the i sound), the ezafe is pronounced as a ye. So the full chain of pronunciation here is gushi-ye zed-e shok o zed-e khash.
Could I just say گوشی ضد شوک و خش instead of repeating ضد both times?
While people might figure out what you mean, saying ضدِ شوک و خش sounds unnatural. When listing multiple "anti-" or "-proof" traits, it is much more common and structurally correct in Farsi to repeat ضدِ before every noun, just as the speaker does here: ضدِ شوک و ضدِ خش.
I know شوک (shok) is an English loanword, but what does خش (khash) mean on its own?
خش (khash) is a native Farsi word meaning "scratch" or "scrape". You will often hear it in everyday life with the compound verb خش افتادن (to get scratched), making ضدِ خش a very common feature to look for in screens or car paint.
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