Breakdown of عقاب یک پرندهی قوی و شکاری است که در کوهستان زندگی میکند.
و
and
بودنbudan
to be
یکyek
one / a, an
پرندهparande
bird
Questions & Answers about عقاب یک پرندهی قوی و شکاری است که در کوهستان زندگی میکند.
Why is there an Ezafe on پرندهی but not on قوی before the word و?
In Farsi, when you link multiple adjectives with و to describe a single noun, you only attach the Ezafe to the head noun. The Ezafe connects the noun to the entire coordinated adjective phrase قوی و شکاری without needing another Ezafe on the first adjective.
How is the adjective شکاری built in this sentence?
It is created by adding the adjectival suffix ی to the noun شکار (hunt or prey). This common suffix turns a noun into a related adjective, giving us a word that means hunting or predatory.
Why does the English translation say mountains when کوهستان lacks a plural suffix?
The suffix ستان indicates a place or region, so کوهستان literally means a mountainous region. While grammatically singular in Farsi, it is often translated as a plural noun in English to sound natural when talking about a geographical habitat.
Why is the Ezafe on پرنده written with a ی instead of just being an unwritten vowel sound?
Because پرنده ends in a silent heh, which is pronounced as a short e vowel. When a word ends in this vowel, Farsi spelling requires the letter ی to act as a bridge for the Ezafe, making it pronounced as -ye.