Breakdown of آن پرندهی خوشآواز یک منقار درشت و قرمز دارد.
و
and
آن
that
یکyek
one / a, an
پرندهparande
bird
داشتنdâshtan
to have
قرمزgermez
red
درشتdorosht
large / stout (bulky, coarse)
خوشآوازkhosh-âvâz
melodious / sweet-singing
منقارmanqâr
beak
Questions & Answers about آن پرندهی خوشآواز یک منقار درشت و قرمز دارد.
How does the Ezafe work in the phrase منقار درشت و قرمز?
The Ezafe is only attached to the head noun منقار (making it منقارِ, pronounced menqar-e). Because the adjectives درشت (large) and قرمز (red) are joined by the conjunction و (and), you do not add an Ezafe to the first adjective. Adding an Ezafe to the first adjective before the word 'and' would be grammatically incorrect.
Could I drop the و and just chain the adjectives together?
Yes, you can chain multiple adjectives using the Ezafe instead of و. You would say یک منقارِ درشتِ قرمز (yek menqar-e dorosht-e qermez). However, using و (without repeating the Ezafe) to link parallel adjectives is often preferred in formal or written Farsi, as it makes the pronunciation flow better and avoids repetitive Ezafe sounds.
How is the vocabulary word خوشآواز formed?
It is a compound adjective made of خوش (good or pleasant) and آواز (song or voice). In Farsi, combining خوش with a noun is a highly productive way to create an adjective describing someone or something that possesses a good quality, making خوشآواز literally mean sweet-singing or melodious.
Why is there a ی at the end of پرندهی?
Since the noun پرنده (bird) ends in a silent ه (which represents the short 'e' vowel), attaching an Ezafe requires a bridge consonant. In modern orthography, an isolated ی is explicitly written to represent the 'ye' sound before the next word, successfully linking it to the adjective خوشآواز.
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