Word
مکانیک باتری قدیمی را خرد کرد.
Meaning
The mechanic smashed the old battery.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of مکانیک باتری قدیمی را خرد کرد.
مکانیک
mechanic
کردنkardan
to do / to make
راrâ
definite direct object marker
قدیمیqadimi
old (things)
Questions & Answers about مکانیک باتری قدیمی را خرد کرد.
How does the verb khord kard relate to our current lesson on transitivity?
khord kardan means 'to smash something' and is transitive, using the helper verb kardan (to do/make) because the mechanic is performing the action on the battery. If you wanted to say 'The old battery smashed' as an intransitive action (happening on its own), you would swap kardan for shodan (to become) and say bâtri-e qadimi khord shod.
Why does the object marker ra come after the adjective qadimi instead of the noun bâtri?
The marker ra points to the entire specific direct object. Because the battery and its adjective form a single noun phrase linked by the invisible ezafe vowel (bâtri-e qadimi), the ra marker must attach to the very end of that complete phrase, not the middle.
Is the word خرد pronounced the same as the past tense of 'to buy'?
No, they are spelled similarly in Farsi but pronounced differently. In this sentence, it is pronounced khord (meaning smashed, crushed, or small). The past tense of 'to buy' is kharid. You will also see khord as the past stem of khordan (to eat), but in this compound verb, it is an adjective.
Can khord kardan be used for anything besides breaking physical objects like a battery?
Yes! While it literally means to crush, smash, or chop into pieces, it is very commonly used metaphorically in the idiom a'sab khord kardan. This translates to 'shattering nerves', which means to severely annoy or frustrate someone.