Breakdown of دیشب چند بیننده مناظره را دیدند؟
چندchand
how many / several / a few
دیدنdidan
to see / to watch
راrâ
definite direct object marker
دیشبdishab
last night
بینندهbinande
viewer
مناظرهmonâzere
debate
Questions & Answers about دیشب چند بیننده مناظره را دیدند؟
How is the word binande (viewer) formed in this sentence?
It is formed by taking the present stem of the verb didan (to see), which is bin, and adding the suffix -ande. This suffix creates an agent noun, which is a word for the person doing the action. So, bin-ande literally means the see-er or viewer.
Since the translation says viewers, why doesn't the Farsi word binande have a plural ending?
In Farsi, whenever you use a number or a question word asking for an amount like chand (how many), the noun that follows must always remain in its singular form. Therefore, it is strictly chand binande and never pluralized with a suffix.
If binande is singular after chand, why does the verb didand end in the plural they form?
Even though the noun is kept grammatically singular after a word like chand, it logically refers to multiple people. For humans, Farsi verbs usually match this logical plural meaning. That is why didand takes the plural ending -and to match the multiple viewers.
The word for viewer (binande) and the verb for saw (didand) look completely different. Are they from the same verb?
Yes, they both come from the infinitive didan (to see). Farsi verbs often have a past stem and a present stem that look very different. The verb didand uses the past stem (did), while the noun binande is built using the irregular present stem (bin).
Why is the word ra placed right after monazere (debate)?
The word ra is the specific direct object marker. Because the sentence asks about a specific, known debate (the debate, not just a debate), monazere needs ra after it to show that it is the direct object receiving the action of being seen.
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