Breakdown of دیروز سیستم را خاموش کردی، اینطور نیست؟
راrâ
definite direct object marker
دیروزdirooz
yesterday
خاموش کردنkhâmush kardan
to turn off
سیستمsistem
system
اینطورin-towr
this way / like this
Questions & Answers about دیروز سیستم را خاموش کردی، اینطور نیست؟
How does اینطور نیست؟ translate to "didn't you?" here?
In English, question tags change depending on the verb (didn't you?, aren't they?, hasn't she?). In Farsi, it is much easier! You can just add the fixed phrase اینطور نیست؟ (literally: "is it not this way?") to the end of almost any statement to ask for confirmation.
Why is the word را placed right after سیستم?
را is a marker that shows the specific direct object of a sentence. Because we are talking about turning off a specific system ("the system" rather than just "a system"), را must follow سیستم.
The translation says "You turned off", but I don't see the word for "you" (تو) in the Farsi sentence. Why?
Farsi often drops the subject pronoun because the verb ending already tells us who is doing the action. The -ی ending on the verb کردی specifically means "you" (singular). Adding تو at the beginning would just add extra emphasis.
How is the verb خاموش کردی formed here?
It is a compound verb made from خاموش (meaning "off" or "extinguished") and کردن (to do/make). To say "you turned off" in the simple past tense, we keep خاموش as it is and conjugate the second part into کردی.
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