Breakdown of همهی جمعیت مسابقه را تماشا میکنند.
تماشا کردنtamâshâ kardan
to watch
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مسابقهmosâbeghe
match / competition
همهhame
all, everyone
جمعیتjam'iyyat
crowd / population
Questions & Answers about همهی جمعیت مسابقه را تماشا میکنند.
Why is there an extra 'ye' sound at the end of hame?
When hame (all) is placed before a noun to mean 'all of' or 'the whole', it must be connected to that noun using the linking vowel known as the ezāfe. Because hame ends in a vowel, we add a 'y' sound, making it hame-ye jam'iyyat (the whole crowd).
The word for crowd (jam'iyyat) is singular. Why does the verb mikonand (they watch) have a plural ending?
In Farsi, when you use a collective noun referring to a group of people (like a crowd, family, or class), the verb is usually plural because you are focusing on the many individuals doing the action. The word hame (all) makes this plural idea even stronger.
Why do we need the word rā after mosābeghe (match)?
Rā is the specific direct object marker. Because the crowd is watching a specific match ('the match' rather than 'a match'), we place rā immediately after it to show it receives the action of the verb.
What kind of verb is tamāshā mikonand?
This is a compound verb, which is very common in Farsi. It combines the noun tamāshā (watching) with the helper verb kardan (to do). Here, mikonand is the present tense 'they' form of kardan, so the whole phrase literally means 'they do watching'.
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