Breakdown of بیایید مردم فقیر را به این خیریه دعوت کنیم.
این
this
بهbe
to
آمدنâmadan
to come
راrâ
definite direct object marker
دعوت کردنda'vat kardan
to invite
مردمmardom
people
خیریهkheyriye
charity
فقیرfaqir
poor
Questions & Answers about بیایید مردم فقیر را به این خیریه دعوت کنیم.
How does the 'let's' construction work in this sentence?
We use the imperative verb بیایید (come) at the beginning, paired with the present subjunctive verb دعوت کنیم (we invite) at the end. Together, they create the meaning 'come, let's invite...' This is the standard way to suggest doing something together in Farsi!
Could I start this sentence with بیا instead of بیایید?
Yes, if you are talking to just one person informally. Because this sentence uses بیایید, the speaker is addressing either a group of people or one person formally.
Why doesn't the subjunctive verb دعوت کنیم start with the بـ (be-) prefix?
Because دعوت کردن (to invite) is a compound verb. When we make compound verbs with کردن (to do) into the subjunctive, we usually just change the personal ending (here, ـیم for 'we') without adding the بـ prefix to the helper verb.
Why does را (râ) come after مردم فقیر rather than just مردم?
را marks the specific direct object of the sentence. Since the whole phrase مردم فقیر (the poor people) is the object, را has to go at the very end of that noun-adjective block, not in the middle. Remember to connect them in speech with the invisible ezafe vowel: mardom-e faqir râ.
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