Breakdown of آیا میخواهی همهی مردم را ببینی؟
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
Questions & Answers about آیا میخواهی همهی مردم را ببینی؟
Why is there a ی (ye) attached to همه (hame) to make همهی?
To say "all of the..." in Farsi, you connect همه (hame) to the following noun using the ezafe linking vowel. Because همه ends in a silent "e" sound, you must add the consonant ی (y) to bridge the gap between the vowels, making it همهی مردم (hame-ye mardom).
The lesson says همه is usually followed by a plural noun, but مردم (mardom) doesn't have a plural ending like ـها (-ha). Why is that?
مردم (mardom) means "people." Just like in English, it is a collective noun that is already plural by nature. Therefore, it doesn't need an extra plural suffix when used after همه.
Why does the sentence use را (ra) after مردم (mardom)?
را (ra) marks a specific, definite direct object. Because the sentence is about seeing "all the people" rather than just some general, unspecified people, همهی مردم is a definite object and requires را.
Why is the second verb ببینی (bebini) instead of میبینی (mibini)?
When you use a verb like "want" (میخواهی) followed by another action, the second verb must take the subjunctive form. This means dropping the indicative می (mi-) prefix and replacing it with the subjunctive بـ (be-) prefix, changing "you see" into "that you see."