Breakdown of نامزد از حمایتکنندههای خود خواست که فردا صبح رای بدهند.
ازaz
from
فرداfardâ
tomorrow
صبحsobh
morning
خواستنkhâstan
to want / to ask (request from someone)
کهke
that (conjunction)
خودkhod
self
نامزدnâmzad
candidate
رای دادنrâ y dâdan
to vote
حمایتکنندهhemâyat-konande
supporter
Questions & Answers about نامزد از حمایتکنندههای خود خواست که فردا صبح رای بدهند.
How is the word for "supporters" (حمایتکنندهها) formed?
It is built using the rule from this lesson: a present stem plus the suffix ـنده (-ande). The base is the compound verb حمایت کردن (to support). We take the noun حمایت (support), add the present stem of کردن which is کن (kon), and attach ـنده to get حمایتکننده (supporter, literally "support-doer"). Finally, we add the plural suffix ـها (hā).
Why does the sentence use از (from) before the supporters?
In Farsi, the verb خواستن (to ask/to want) requires the preposition از (from) to show who is being asked. While in English you ask someone directly, Farsi phrases it as wanting something from someone. That is why the sentence says از حمایتکنندههای خود خواست (literally: wanted from his own supporters).
Why does the sentence use خود (self) for "his" instead of a pronoun ending like ـَش?
Whenever a possessive refers back to the main subject of the sentence (here, the candidate), Farsi prefers to use the reflexive pronoun خود (self/own). Therefore, حمایتکنندههای خود translates to "his own supporters." If the sentence used the ending ـَش, it might sound like he was asking a different person's supporters!
Why is the verb رای بدهند (they vote) in the subjunctive form with a بـ (be-) prefix?
The subjunctive mood is triggered by خواست که (asked/wanted that). When you ask or want someone to do an action, the second verb expresses a desire or potential action rather than a stated fact. This always requires the subjunctive in Farsi.
I see an extra ی in حمایتکنندههای خود. Is that the Ezāfe?
Yes! The plural suffix ـها (hā) ends in a long vowel. When you connect a word ending in a vowel to the next word using the Ezāfe (the connecting "e" sound), you cannot just add another vowel. You must insert the letter ی (y) as a bridge, making it sound like "-hā-ye".
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