Breakdown of ما کپسول دیگر را روی سطح اقیانوس انداختیم.
ما
we
رویruye
on
راrâ
definite direct object marker
انداختنandâkhtan
to throw / to drop
Questions & Answers about ما کپسول دیگر را روی سطح اقیانوس انداختیم.
Why is را placed after دیگر and not right after کپسول?
In Farsi, the specific direct object marker را always goes at the very end of the noun phrase. Here, "the other cylinder" is one complete phrase (کپسولِ دیگر). Therefore, را is placed after the adjective دیگر, not the noun itself.
How are کپسول (cylinder) and دیگر (other) linked in this sentence?
They are linked by the invisible ezâfe vowel (-e), pronounced as کپسولِ دیگر (kapsul-e digar). Even though دیگر translates to "other", Farsi treats it like a normal adjective, so it comes after the noun it modifies.
How do the words روی سطح اقیانوس link together to mean "on the surface of the ocean"?
This is formed using an ezâfe chain. The preposition روی (on) acts as رويِ (ru-ye) to connect to سطح (sath, surface). سطح then uses another ezâfe to connect to اقیانوس (oqyânus, ocean). You pronounce the whole chain as رويِ سطحِ اقیانوس (ru-ye sath-e oqyânus).
What is the infinitive form of the verb انداختیم (we dropped)?