Word
بچهها بادکنکها را به سوی آسمان رها کردند.
Meaning
The children released the balloons towards the sky.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of بچهها بادکنکها را به سوی آسمان رها کردند.
بچهbacheh
child
راrâ
definite direct object marker
آسمانâsemân
sky
رها کردنrahâ kardan
to release / to let go
Questions & Answers about بچهها بادکنکها را به سوی آسمان رها کردند.
Could I use the other words for "towards" from this lesson in this sentence?
Yes! The compound prepositions be samt-e and be taraf-e also mean "towards" and can be used interchangeably here. You could say be samt-e aseman or be taraf-e aseman with exactly the same meaning.
Why is there a -ye at the end of su in the phrase be su-ye aseman?
The word su means "direction". To connect it to aseman (sky), we need the connecting ezafe vowel. Because su ends in a vowel sound, we add a "y" sound to make it easier to pronounce, creating su-ye.
Why is ra placed right after badkonak-ha?
The word ra is a marker that shows the specific direct object of a sentence. Because the children are releasing specific balloons ("the balloons" rather than just "balloons" in general), we must place ra immediately after the noun badkonak-ha.
What is the full form of the verb at the end of the sentence?
The verb is raha kardan, a compound verb that means "to release" or literally "to make free". Here it is conjugated in the simple past tense for "they" (kardand) to match the plural subject bache-ha (the children).