Word
هتل پیشپرداخت ما را پس نداده است.
Meaning
The hotel has not refunded our deposit.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of هتل پیشپرداخت ما را پس نداده است.
ما
we
هتلhotel
hotel
راrâ
definite direct object marker
پس دادنpas dâdan
to refund
Questions & Answers about هتل پیشپرداخت ما را پس نداده است.
How does the word pish-pardâkht translate to "deposit"?
It is a compound word made of pish (before or forward) and pardâkht (payment). Literally meaning "prepayment", it is commonly used in Farsi to mean a deposit or advance payment.
Why does the object marker râ come after mâ instead of right after the word for "deposit"?
The word râ marks the entire specific direct object. Because the object here is the full phrase "our deposit" (pish-pardâkht-e mâ), râ must be placed at the very end of that entire noun phrase, right after the pronoun mâ.
How is the verb pas nadâde ast formed?
It comes from the compound verb pas dâdan (to give back or to refund). This sentence uses the negative present perfect tense. It is made by adding the negative prefix na- to the past participle dâde, followed by the present "to be" verb ast (is). Together, pas nadâde ast literally means "has not given back".
How would we change this sentence to say "The hotel should have refunded our deposit" using the past obligation grammar from this lesson?
You would add the invariant word bâyad (should or must) and change the verb to the past continuous tense. The sentence becomes: hotel bâyad pish-pardâkht-e mâ râ pas midâd. Notice that bâyad stays the same, and the verb pas dâdan changes to its past continuous form .