Breakdown of همهی عضوها جمعیت را دیدند.
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
راrâ
definite direct object marker
همهhame
all, everyone
جمعیتjam'iyyat
crowd / population
عضوozv
member
Questions & Answers about همهی عضوها جمعیت را دیدند.
Why does hame have a -ye at the end?
The word for all is hame. When it comes before a noun to express all of something, it is linked to the noun using the ezafe connecting sound. Because hame ends in a vowel sound, the ezafe takes the form of -ye, making it hame-ye ozv-ha.
Why is the noun ozv-ha plural here?
When hame (all) is used with countable things or people, the noun that follows it must be plural. Since we are talking about members, we use the plural ozv-ha. If you used a singular noun instead, it would mean the whole member rather than all the members.
What is the purpose of ra after jam'iyat?
The word ra is the specific direct object marker. It tells us that jam'iyat (the crowd) is the specific thing that is receiving the action of the verb (being seen). Without it, the sentence would imply they saw a random crowd rather than the specific crowd.
Since the subject is plural (ozv-ha), does the verb always have to be plural (didand)?
Yes, because members are people! In Farsi, plural subjects that are humans (animate) must take a plural verb. If the subject were plural objects or things, you would often use the singular form of the verb, but for people, the verb must match and be plural (didand).
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