Question 1

Why do we add را after ایشان in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

In Farsi, when the direct object of a sentence is specific (like a pronoun such as "me", "you", or "them"), we must add the object marker را right after it. Here, ایشان means "them", so ایشان را marks "them" as the people receiving the action of being met.

Question 2

Could I use آن‌ها را instead of ایشان را here?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Both can mean "them" as a direct object. However, ایشان is specifically used only for people and often sounds a bit more polite or formal. آن‌ها is more common in everyday speech and can be used for both people and things. Keep in mind that ایشان is also frequently used as a polite, formal word for a single "he" or "she".

Question 3

Why is ایشان را placed in the middle of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

Farsi typically follows a Subject-Object-Verb word order. The subject من (I) comes first, the direct object ایشان را (them) comes in the middle, and the verb ملاقات می‌کنم (meet) must go at the very end of the sentence.

Question 4

How does the verb ملاقات می‌کنم work?

Accepted Answer

This is a compound verb, which is a very common way to make verbs in Farsi. It combines the noun ملاقات (meeting or visit) with the verb می‌کنم (I do or I make). So, you are literally saying "I do a meeting" or "I make a visit". Notice how the ending of می‌کنم matches the subject من (I).

من امروز ایشان را ملاقات می‌کنم.

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