Word
دزد تاج و ثروت را نداشت.
Meaning
The thief did not have the crown and the wealth.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of دزد تاج و ثروت را نداشت.
و
and
داشتنdâshtan
to have
راrâ
definite direct object marker
دزدdozd
thief
Questions & Answers about دزد تاج و ثروت را نداشت.
If this lesson is about the Past Continuous, why doesn't nadâsht have a mi- prefix like other verbs?
The verb dâshtan (to have) is a major exception in Farsi. It never takes the mi- prefix to form continuous tenses. Therefore, nadâsht acts as both the simple past ("he didn't have") and the past continuous ("he wasn't having"). You have to rely on context to know which one it is.
Why is the direct object marker râ only written after servat and not after tâj as well?
Because tâj (crown) and servat (wealth) are grouped together as one big definite direct object connected by va (and). When you have a list of objects like this in Farsi, you only place râ once at the very end of the group.
How should I pronounce the word for "and" (و) between tâj and servat?
Although it is formally pronounced as va, in everyday spoken Farsi it usually becomes a short o sound connecting the words. So you will hear native speakers say tâj o servat.
Do I need to use the ezafe (the connecting -e sound) between tâj and servat?
No, you don't. The ezafe is used to link nouns to adjectives or to show possession (like "the crown of the thief"). Here, the words are simply linked by "and", so no ezafe is needed.