Breakdown of ما میتوانیم این کتاب را به فارسی ترجمه کنیم.
ما
we
این
this
کتابketâb
book
بهbe
to
فارسیfârsi
Persian
راrâ
definite direct object marker
توانستنtavânestan
to be able to
ترجمه کردنtarjome kardan
to translate
Questions & Answers about ما میتوانیم این کتاب را به فارسی ترجمه کنیم.
Why does the verb at the end say tarjome konim instead of tarjome mikonim?
This is because of the modal verb mi-tavânim (we can). In Farsi, verbs following "can" must be in the present subjunctive form. For compound verbs using kardan (to do), we form the subjunctive by dropping the mi- prefix, changing mikonim to konim.
Where exactly do we put the two verbs in a sentence like this?
The modal verb mi-tavânim (we can) comes right after the subject mâ (we). The main action verb tarjome konim (translate) gets pushed all the way to the very end of the sentence. All the other details get sandwiched between them!
Why is the word râ placed right after in ketâb (this book)?
The word râ is a marker that shows the direct object of the sentence is specific. Because we are translating this particular book (in ketâb) and not just a random book, we must add râ right after it.
The English translation says "into Persian", but how does Farsi express this with be fârsi?
The preposition be simply means "to". In Farsi, you don't translate something "into" a language; you translate it "to" a language. So be fârsi literally translates as "to Persian".
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