Breakdown of لطفاً سند را بخوانید.
لطفاًlotfan
please
خواندنkhândan
to read / to study (a subject)
راrâ
definite direct object marker
سندsanad
document
Questions & Answers about لطفاً سند را بخوانید.
How is the formal command بخوانید formed?
It follows the rule for formal or plural commands: the prefix be- + the present stem of the verb + the ending -id. For the verb to read, the present stem is khān. So we get be- + khān + -id to make بخوانید (bekhānid).
Why is there a letter vav (و) in بخوانید if it is pronounced bekhānid?
In Persian, when the letter combination khe (خ), vav (و), and alef (ا) appear together as خوا, the vav is completely silent. It is a historical spelling leftover from how the word was pronounced long ago.
Why do we need the word را in this sentence?
را (rā) is the specific direct object marker. Because the sentence asks someone to read the document (a specific document, سند) rather than just reading in general, you must place را immediately after it.
What are the two small diagonal lines above the last letter in لطفاً?
That symbol is called a tanvin. It is a spelling feature borrowed from Arabic that adds an -an sound to the end of a word, often to make it an adverb. This is why لطفاً is pronounced lotfan.
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