Breakdown of آیا شما پردهی شسته را روی زمین میبینید؟
شما
you (plural)
رویruye
on
آیاâyâ
whether (question particle)
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
راrâ
definite direct object marker
شستنshostan
to wash
زمینzamin
ground
پردهparde
curtain
Questions & Answers about آیا شما پردهی شسته را روی زمین میبینید؟
How is the word شسته formed, and what is its role in this sentence?
شسته (shoste) is a past participle used here as an adjective meaning "washed." To form it, you take the infinitive شستن (shostan, to wash), find the past stem شست (shost), and add the suffix -ه (-e).
Why is there a ی added to the end of پرده (curtain)?
That is the ezafe, which links a noun to its adjective. Because پرده (pardeh) ends in a silent "h" (which is pronounced as "e"), we must add ی (sounding like "ye") as a bridge to connect it to the adjective شسته. The whole phrase is pronounced "pardeh-ye shoste".
Why does the object marker را come after the adjective instead of right after the noun?
The word را (râ) marks a specific direct object, and it must always follow the entire noun phrase, not just the core noun. Because the specific thing being seen is "the washed curtain" (پردهی شسته), the را is placed at the very end of that phrase.
I learned that زمین means "Earth" or "ground". Can it also mean "floor"?
Yes, زمین (zamin) is a very versatile word. Depending on the context, it translates to Earth, ground, land, or floor. When talking about the inside of a building, "floor" is usually the best translation.
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