Learn Farsi: پسرک صندوقچه را پیدا نکرده است. - The little boy has not found the small chest.

Both suffixes are used to make diminutives, meaning they describe smaller versions of a noun. Adding -ak to pesar (boy) gives us pesarak (little boy). Adding -che to sanduq (chest or box) gives us sanduqche (small chest).

Why does the word for boy take the -ak suffix while the chest takes the -che suffix?

While both suffixes mean little, -ak is more commonly used for living things like people or animals, and can sometimes show affection or sympathy. On the other hand, -che is usually used for inanimate objects like a box, a rug, or a lake.

Why do we need the word râ right after sanduqche?

râ is the specific direct object marker. Because the sentence is about a specific small chest, we must mark it by placing râ immediately after the noun.

What tense is peydâ nakarde ast and how is it formed here?

This is the present perfect tense in its negative form, meaning has not found. It is formed using the negative past participle of the compound verb peydâ kardan (to find), which becomes peydâ nakarde, followed by the helping verb ast.