Word
چون موتور داغ بود، مکانیک سیم را کج کرد.
Meaning
Because the engine was hot, the mechanic bent the wire.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of چون موتور داغ بود، مکانیک سیم را کج کرد.
مکانیک
mechanic
بودنbudan
to be
کردنkardan
to do / to make
راrâ
definite direct object marker
Questions & Answers about چون موتور داغ بود، مکانیک سیم را کج کرد.
The verb here is کج کرد (bent). How would I say 'the wire bent' if it happened by itself?
You would use the intransitive equivalent with شدن (to become) instead of کردن (to do). So, 'the wire bent' is سیم کج شد. In our sentence, the mechanic is actively bending the wire, so we use the transitive کج کرد.
Why is را used after سیم (wire)?
The word را marks the specific direct object of a sentence. Since the mechanic bent a specific wire ('the wire'), and the verb کج کرد is transitive (takes an object), we need را to show what received the action. If we used the intransitive form (سیم کج شد), there would be no direct object and therefore no را.
The word داغ is used for 'hot'. Could I use گرم instead?
You could, but داغ is much better here. گرم usually means 'warm' or pleasantly hot, whereas داغ means very hot, scalding, or burning to the touch, which fits an overheated engine perfectly.
Does چون always mean 'because'?
No. While چون often means 'because' or 'since', it can also mean 'like' or 'such as' in other contexts. In this sentence, because it introduces a dependent clause explaining a reason, it clearly means 'because'.