Breakdown of شاید سنجاقا رو زیر شمعا پیدا کنم.
زیرzir
under
پیدا کردنpeydâ kardan
to find / to get / to develop (a condition)
راrâ
definite direct object marker
شایدshâyad
maybe
Questions & Answers about شاید سنجاقا رو زیر شمعا پیدا کنم.
How are سنجاقا and شمعا made plural here?
In formal written Farsi, these are سنجاقها (pins) and شمعها (candles). As this lesson teaches, when a word ends in a consonant, colloquial Tehrani drops the 'h' from the plural suffix and just attaches an 'a' sound (ـا). So, سنجاق becomes سنجاقا and شمع becomes شمعا.
Why is the object marker written as رو here instead of just و?
In spoken Farsi, the definite object marker را becomes رو after words that end in a vowel, and just an 'o' sound (written as و) after words that end in a consonant. Because the colloquial plural سنجاقا ends in the vowel 'a', it takes رو to make it flow better (sanjaagha ro).
Why is the verb پیدا کنم in the subjunctive mood rather than the normal present tense?
The sentence starts with شاید (maybe). In Farsi, expressing doubt, possibility, or a wish triggers the subjunctive mood. So instead of using the simple present پیدا میکنم (I find), we use the subjunctive پیدا کنم.
Is there a hidden sound connecting زیر (under) and شمعا (candles)?