Breakdown of مردم اقتصاد نظامی را میپذیرفتند.
راrâ
definite direct object marker
پذیرفتنpaziroftan
to accept
مردمmardom
people
اقتصادeqtesâd
economy
Questions & Answers about مردم اقتصاد نظامی را میپذیرفتند.
How is the adjective نظامی (military) formed in this sentence?
It is formed by adding the suffix -ی to the noun نظام (system, or armed forces). This -ی suffix is very common in Farsi for turning a noun into a relational adjective, meaning something is related to or characterized by that noun.
Why does the object marker را come after نظامی instead of right after the noun اقتصاد (economy)?
The word را always follows the entire direct object phrase, not just the head noun. Because the direct object here is the whole phrase اقتصاد نظامی (the military economy), را has to go at the very end of it.
How do we break down the verb میپذیرفتند to mean "were accepting"?
It is in the past continuous tense. It starts with the prefix می (which shows continuous or repeated action in the past), followed by the past stem پذیرفت (from the infinitive پذیرفتن, to accept), and ends with the "they" plural suffix ـند.
Since مردم (people) doesn't have a plural ending like -ها, why does the verb have the plural ending ـند?
مردم is a collective noun that inherently means a plural group of people, just like the English word "people." Therefore, it grammatically requires a plural verb ending in Farsi.