Breakdown of شما مقطع سوم را شروع میکنید.
شما
you (plural)
شروع کردنshoru' kardan
to start
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مقطعmaghta'
stage / level
سومsevom
third
Questions & Answers about شما مقطع سوم را شروع میکنید.
How are the words for "stage" (maqta') and "third" (sevom) linked together in this sentence?
They are linked by the Ezafe (a short "e" sound). Ordinal numbers ending in -om behave just like descriptive adjectives. They come after the noun they describe and are connected to it with the Ezafe, so the phrase is pronounced maqta'-e sevom.
The number three is se, so why is "third" written as sevom?
To make an ordinal number, you normally add -om to the end of the number (like chahārom for "fourth"). Because se ends in a vowel, Farsi adds a "v" sound to make it easier to say, giving us sevom instead of "se-om".
Why does the object marker rā come after the number rather than right after the noun?
The word rā marks the specific direct object of the sentence. Here, the direct object isn't just "stage," but the entire phrase "the third stage" (maqta'-e sevom). The marker rā always attaches to the very end of the complete noun phrase.
Why is the verb "start" broken into two words (shoru' mikonid)?
Like many Farsi verbs, "to start" is a compound verb: shoru' kardan, which literally means "to do a start." In this sentence, the helper verb kardan (to do) is conjugated for "you" in the present tense as mikonid, while the noun shoru' stays exactly the same.
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