Breakdown of ما ودیعه را به بنگاه پرداخت کردهایم.
ما
we
بهbe
to
راrâ
definite direct object marker
پرداخت کردنpardâkht kardan
to pay
ودیعهvadi'e
deposit
بنگاهbongâh
real estate agency
Questions & Answers about ما ودیعه را به بنگاه پرداخت کردهایم.
How do we form the present perfect tense in pardâkht karde-im (we have paid)?
You build the present perfect using the past participle of the verb plus a short personal ending. The compound verb is pardâkht kardan (to pay). First, find the past stem by dropping the -an from the infinitive, which gives pardâkht kard. Then add -e to make the past participle: pardâkht karde. Finally, add the first-person plural ending -im to match mâ (we), giving us pardâkht karde-im.
Why is there an extra piece (ایـ) written in the middle of karde-im (کردهایم)?
The past participle karde (کرده) ends in a 'silent h', which acts as an 'e' vowel. The verb ending -im also starts with a vowel. To connect them smoothly in writing, Farsi adds a bridge using an alef and a ye (ایـ). You pronounce it karde-im, and it is written as کردهایم.
Just to refresh my memory, why do we need râ (را) after vadi'e (deposit)?
The word râ (را) is the definite direct object marker. Because the sentence specifies that we paid 'the' deposit (a specific one, likely for a specific property) rather than just 'some deposit', we must place râ right after the noun it modifies.
Does bongâh (بنگاه) specifically mean 'real estate agency'?
By itself, bongâh just means 'agency', 'firm', or 'enterprise'. However, in everyday Iranian life, if someone mentions going to the bongâh, they almost always mean a real estate agency (bongâh-e amlâk). The context of paying a deposit (vadi'e) makes it absolutely clear here!
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