Breakdown of آنها کنسرت را بعد از یک تاخیر طولانی شروع میکنند.
آنها
they
یکyek
one / a, an
شروع کردنshoru' kardan
to start
راrâ
definite direct object marker
طولانیtulâni
long
کنسرتkonsert
concert
بعد ازba'd az
after (time)
تاخیرta'khir
delay
Questions & Answers about آنها کنسرت را بعد از یک تاخیر طولانی شروع میکنند.
Why do we need the word az after ba'd?
In Farsi, the preposition "after" is formed as a two-part phrase: ba'd az (literally "after from"). When you want to say "after" followed by a noun or pronoun, like "after a delay" (ba'd az yek tākhir), you must use the complete phrase ba'd az.
How are the words for "delay" and "long" connected here?
They are connected by the ezafe, an invisible vowel sound (pronounced "-e") that links nouns to their adjectives. The word for delay is tākhir and long is tulāni. To say "a long delay", Farsi says "a delay-e long": yek tākhir-e tulāni.
Where does the time phrase ba'd az yek tākhir-e tulāni go in the sentence?
Because Farsi puts the main verb (shoru' mikonand) at the very end of the sentence, prepositional phrases describing time or sequence are usually tucked into the middle. Here, it sits safely between the direct object (konsert rā) and the verb.
Why is rā placed right after konsert?
As a quick refresher, rā is the specific direct object marker. Because they are starting a specific, known concert ("the concert" rather than just "a concert"), Farsi requires rā immediately after the noun to show it is the direct target of the action.
Why does "they start" take two words (shoru' mikonand)?
Like many verbs in Farsi, "to start" is a compound verb: shoru' kardan, which literally translates to "to do a start". The first word shoru' (start) stays the same, while the "doing" part changes to match the subject "they": mikonand (they do/are doing).
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