Breakdown of شما پروژه را خراب نکردید.
شما
you (plural)
پروژهporozhe
project
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خراب کردنkharâb kardan
to ruin/break
Questions & Answers about شما پروژه را خراب نکردید.
How do we form the negative past tense in the word nakardid here?
This comes from the verb kardan (to do/make). The past stem is kard. To say you didn't do it, add the negative prefix na- to the beginning, and the 'you' (plural or formal) ending -id to the end. Put together, it makes na- + kard + -id = nakardid.
Why does only the second part of kharāb nakardid get the negative na- prefix?
Kharāb kardan (to ruin) is a compound verb, made of the word kharāb (ruined/broken) and the verb kardan (to do/make). When changing compound verbs into the negative or the past tense, you only change the 'doing' part (kardan). The first part (kharāb) stays exactly as it is.
I remember rā is an object marker. Why is it used after prozhe in this sentence?
In Farsi, rā (را) marks a specific direct object. Since the sentence refers to 'the project' (a specific project you were working on) rather than just 'a project' in general, we must place rā right after prozhe to show it is the specific thing receiving the action.
The word prozhe (project) has the letter ژ in it. How do I pronounce that?
The letter ژ (zhe) makes a sound that sounds like the 's' in the English words 'measure' or 'treasure'. Prozhe is actually a loanword borrowed directly from French, which is why it uses that specific sound.
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