Learn Farsi: ما همه‌ی همکارها را می‌شناسیم.

ما همه‌ی همکارها را می‌شناسیم.mâ hame-ye hamkârhâ râ mishenâsim.

We know all the colleagues.

Breakdown of ما همه‌ی همکارها را می‌شناسیم.

definite direct object marker

شناختنshenâkhtan

to know (someone) / to recognize

Questions & Answers about ما همه‌ی همکارها را می‌شناسیم.

Why is there a -ye attached to hame in this sentence?

The word hame means all. When you say all of something, you link hame to the following noun using the ezafe connecting vowel. Because hame ends in a silent e sound, the ezafe becomes -ye to bridge the vowels.

Does the noun following hame always have to be plural like hamkar-ha?

For countable nouns like colleagues, yes. If you are talking about all of a countable group, the noun must take a plural marker like -ha. If you were talking about an uncountable noun like water, it would stay singular.

Why do we need the object marker ra here?

ra marks a specific, definite direct object. Since we are talking about a specific group (all the colleagues) rather than just general colleagues, we need ra right after the noun phrase to show they are the ones being known.

Could I use the other verb for to know instead of mi-shenasim?

No, because Farsi makes a strict distinction between knowing a person and knowing a fact. We use the verb shenakhtan (which gives us mi-shenasim) for being acquainted with people or places. The other verb, danestan, is only for knowing information.