Breakdown of ما سینما را ترک کردیم چون فیلم خستهکننده بود.
ما
we
بودنbudan
to be
فیلمfilm
movie
راrâ
definite direct object marker
ترک کردنtark kardan
to leave / to abandon
سینماsinemâ
cinema
چونchon
because
خستهکنندهkhaste-konande
boring / exhausting / tiring
Questions & Answers about ما سینما را ترک کردیم چون فیلم خستهکننده بود.
How does the word chon work in this sentence?
The word chon means 'because' and joins two complete sentences together. Just like in English, it explains the reason for the first action. Notice that it doesn't change the word order of the second part: film khaste-konande bud (the movie was boring) still has its verb bud at the very end.
Why do we need the word rā after sinemā?
The word rā is used to show a specific direct object. Since we are talking about a specific cinema (the one we were in), we add rā right after sinemā and before the verb. It tells us exactly what we left.
Why is the verb 'left' translated as two words, tark kardim?
In Farsi, many verbs are compound verbs, meaning they are made of a noun or adjective plus a helper verb. Here, tark means 'leaving' or 'abandoning', and kardim is the past tense 'we did' (from the verb kardan, to do). Together, they mean 'we left'.
The word for boring, khaste-konande, looks quite long. What are its parts?
It is actually made of two parts. khaste means 'tired', and konande means 'maker' or 'doer'. So literally, a boring movie is a 'tired-maker'. It is a very common way to form adjectives in Farsi!
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