Breakdown of بعضی از پرندهشناسان عقاب را یک پرندهی تیزبین و شکاری میدانند.
و
and
یکyek
one / a, an
پرندهparande
bird
ازaz
from
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بعضیba'zi
some
عقابoqâb
eagle
دانستنdânestan
to consider (X to be Y)
پرندهشناسparande-shenâs
ornithologist
تیزبینtizbin
sharp-sighted
شکاریshekâri
predatory / of prey
Questions & Answers about بعضی از پرندهشناسان عقاب را یک پرندهی تیزبین و شکاری میدانند.
Why is there no Ezafe attached to تیزبین in یک پرندهی تیزبین و شکاری?
This is because the two adjectives are linked by و (and). In Farsi, when you list parallel adjectives for a single noun, you only use the Ezafe to connect the head noun (پرنده) to the first adjective. The conjunction و takes over after that, so تیزبین doesn't take an Ezafe.
The verb میدانند normally means 'they know'. How does it mean 'consider' in this sentence?
This is a common phrasing. The structure [object] + را + [characteristic] + دانستن translates to 'considering [object] to be [characteristic]'. So literally it means they 'know the eagle as a sharp-sighted bird', which we naturally translate as 'consider'.
What are the building blocks of the word پرندهشناسان?
It breaks down into three parts: پرنده (bird), شناس (the present root of شناختن, meaning to know or recognize), and the plural suffix ان which is used for people. The شناس root is commonly used to create words for experts or scientists, similar to '-ologist' in English.
Why does عقاب have the direct object marker را if it represents eagles in general?
In Farsi, when referring to an entire class or species as a whole concept, it is treated as a definite noun. Since the eagle is the specific concept being acted upon (considered) by the ornithologists, it takes را.
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