روی نقشه سه کشور می‌بینم.

From Lesson 35:How many (chand)·Farsi

Questions & Answers about روی نقشه سه کشور می‌بینم.

Why is keshvar (country) singular when the translation says "three countries"?
In Farsi, any noun that comes after a specific number or a quantity word like chand (how many) must stay in its singular form. You never add a plural ending after a number, so it is literally "three country".
Why do we say rooy-e naghsheh instead of just rooy naghsheh?
The word rooy means "on" or "surface". In Farsi, prepositions of place like this need the short connecting "e" sound, known as the ezafe, to link to the noun that follows them.
How does the verb می‌بینم (mi-binam) show who is doing the seeing?
The verb ends with the suffix -am, which always means "I" am doing the action. The subject pronoun "I" (man) is dropped from the beginning of the sentence because this ending already makes it completely clear.
Why is the verb placed at the very end of the sentence?
Farsi word order is different from English. While English uses Subject-Verb-Object, Farsi almost always places the verb at the very end. The details about where (rooy-e naghsheh) and what (seh keshvar) come before the action.

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