Breakdown of ما بعضی از مرغها را پختیم.
ما
we
ازaz
from
راrâ
definite direct object marker
پختنpokhtan
to cook
بعضیba'zi
some
مرغmorgh
chicken
Questions & Answers about ما بعضی از مرغها را پختیم.
Why do we use از after بعضی here instead of the Ezafe?
بعضی (some) often pairs with از (from/of) to mean "some of". When you say بعضی از مرغها, you are saying "some of the chickens", referring to a specific group. If you wanted to say "some chickens" in general, you could just say بعضی مرغها without از.
Words like "some" usually mean the noun is indefinite. Why is the definite object marker را used here?
Using از makes the phrase mean "some of the chickens". Because you are talking about a portion of a specific, known group of chickens rather than just any random chickens, the object is considered specific. Farsi therefore requires the direct object marker را.
I learned that nouns stay singular after quantities in Farsi. Why is مرغها pluralized?
You leave the noun singular after exact numbers (like سه مرغ for "three chickens"). However, with indefinite pronouns like بعضی (some), you usually pluralize the noun with ـها, just as you do in English.
How is the verb پختیم (we cooked) formed?
It comes from the infinitive پختن (to cook). For the simple past tense, you drop the final ن to get the past stem پخت and then add the personal ending for "we", which is ـیم. This gives you پختیم.
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