Word
آن عطر را روی مچ خود اسپری نکن!
Meaning
Do not spray that perfume on your wrist!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of آن عطر را روی مچ خود اسپری نکن!
آن
that
رویruye
on
راrâ
definite direct object marker
خودkhod
self
Questions & Answers about آن عطر را روی مچ خود اسپری نکن!
Why do we use خود (khod) here instead of a pronoun ending like -at for "your"?
خود is a reflexive pronoun meaning "self". In Farsi, when the possessor of an object is the same as the subject of the sentence (here, the implied "you" being commanded), it is very common to use خود instead of regular pronoun endings. While مچت (moch-at) is also perfectly fine, مچ خود sounds natural and slightly emphasizes "your own wrist".
How do you connect روی (ruy) to مچ (moch)?
You need to use an ezafe! روی is a preposition meaning "on" (literally "the face of"). To link it to the noun that follows it, you add an invisible "e" sound. It is pronounced ruy-e moch.
Why is the object marker را (râ) used in this sentence?
The word را marks a specific direct object. Because the sentence specifies exactly which perfume not to spray by using آن (that), the object آن عطر (that perfume) is specific. Therefore, را is required right after it to show it is the target of the verb.
How does the negative command نکن (nakan) work here?