Word
مامور مهر ویزایم را بررسی نکرده بود.
Meaning
The officer had not checked my visa stamp.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of مامور مهر ویزایم را بررسی نکرده بود.
راrâ
definite direct object marker
مامورmâmur
officer
ویزاviza
visa
بررسی کردنbarresi kardan
to check / to inspect
Questions & Answers about مامور مهر ویزایم را بررسی نکرده بود.
How do we form the negative past perfect in بررسی نکرده بود?
This tense is made with the negative past participle of the main verb plus the simple past of بودن (to be). Because بررسی کردن (to check) is a compound verb, the negative prefix نـ (na-) attaches only to the verbal part, becoming نکرده (nakarde). Then we add بود (bud) for 'he/she/it had'.
Why does the 'my' suffix attach to 'visa' in مهر ویزایم instead of 'stamp'?
In Farsi, when you have a phrase connected by the hidden ezafe sound (like مهر ویزا for 'visa stamp'), possessive endings like ـَم (-am for 'my') always attach to the very last word of that chain. So it structurally translates as 'stamp of visa of me'.
Why is را placed right where it is?
را is the specific direct object marker. It tells us that مهر ویزایم (my visa stamp) is the specific thing the officer didn't check. It must sit immediately after the entire noun phrase it marks, right before the compound verb begins.
Is بررسی part of the object or the verb?
It is part of the compound verb بررسی کردن (to check). Even though بررسی can mean 'review' as an independent noun, here it teams up with کردن to form the action. That is why the object marker را comes before it, sealing off the actual direct object.