Breakdown of امیدوارم که دم بلند و خاکستری این پرنده را ببینید.
و
and
این
this
پرندهparande
bird
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بلندboland
loud / high / long
کهke
that (conjunction)
امیدوار بودنomidvâr budan
to hope
خاکستریkhâkestari
gray
دمdom
tail
Questions & Answers about امیدوارم که دم بلند و خاکستری این پرنده را ببینید.
How does the Ezafe work with the adjectives boland and khakestari here?
This sentence uses a coordinate structure. Instead of linking every adjective with an Ezafe, the Ezafe attaches only to the head noun dom (tail). The adjectives boland (long) and khakestari (gray) are then linked simply by va (and) without repeating the Ezafe between them.
Why is there an Ezafe after khakestari if the adjectives are already linked with va?
The Ezafe after khakestari does not connect another adjective; it connects the entire description of the tail to its possessor, in parande (this bird). Because khakestari ends in a vowel, it takes the -ye form of the Ezafe.
Why is the definite object marker ra placed after parande instead of closer to dom?
The marker ra always follows the entire direct object noun phrase. In this sentence, the complete object is the whole block dom-e boland va khakestari-ye in parande (the long and gray tail of this bird), so ra must sit at the very end.
Why does the verb bebinid take the subjunctive form?
The main clause starts with omidvaram (I hope). Verbs following expressions of hope, desire, or possibility require the subjunctive mood because they describe an action that has not happened yet and is not guaranteed, which is why we use bebinid instead of the indicative mibinid.
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