Breakdown of آیا او میخواهد ماشینش را بفروشد؟
او
he/she
ماشینmâshin
car
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about آیا او میخواهد ماشینش را بفروشد؟
Why does the second verb, beforushad (sell), start with be-?
This is the Present Subjunctive form. When you use a verb of wishing or wanting like mi-khâhad (she wants), the action verb that follows it must be in the subjunctive. We form this by adding the prefix be- to the present stem forush, plus the ending -ad to match the subject (she).
Since the verbs end in -ad, do we really need the word u (she) here?
Not necessarily! The ending -ad on both mi-khâhad and beforushad already tells us the subject is a third-person singular (he, she, or it). You could drop u completely, though keeping it adds clarity or emphasis at the start of the sentence.
Why is the word râ placed right after mâshinash?
The word râ is a grammatical marker that points out a specific direct object. Because she wants to sell "her car" (a specific car, not just any random car), we must put râ directly after the noun phrase.
How exactly does mâshinash mean "her car"?
It combines mâshin (car) with the attached possessive suffix -ash (his, her, or its). In Farsi, it is very common to attach these short endings directly to the end of the noun instead of using a separate pronoun word.