Word
من مسافرو به فرودگاه میرسونم.
Meaning
I drop the passenger off at the airport.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of من مسافرو به فرودگاه میرسونم.
من
I
بهbe
to
مسافرmosâfer
passenger
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about من مسافرو به فرودگاه میرسونم.
Why does مسافر (passenger) have a و at the end here?
This is the colloquial object marker taught in this lesson! In written Farsi, it would be مسافر را (mosāfer rā). Because مسافر ends in a consonant, the Tehrani accent replaces را with the attached suffix ـو (-o). So, مسافرو means "the passenger (direct object)".
I learned the verb for "to deliver/drop off" is رساندن (resāndan). Why is it میرسونم (mi-resun-am) here instead of میرسانم (mi-resān-am)?
This is a very common feature of the spoken Tehrani accent. When the "ā" sound (ا) comes right before an "n" (ن) or "m" (م), it usually changes to a "u" (و) sound. So the present stem رسان (resān) becomes رسون (resun) in everyday speech.
How does the verb رساندن (to drop off) relate to رسیدن (to arrive)?
رساندن is the causative form of رسیدن. In Farsi, you can often make a verb causative (meaning "to make someone or something do the action") by adding ـاندن to the present stem. Making someone "arrive" means you "drop them off" or "deliver" them!
The English translation says "at the airport." Why does Farsi use به (to) instead of در (in/at)?
The Farsi verb رساندن involves motion and direction, literally meaning "to make [someone] arrive [a destination]." Because you are taking the passenger toward a specific destination, Farsi naturally uses .