Breakdown of فکر میکنم که آنها همان منظرهها را نقاشی کشیدند.
آنها
they
فکر کردنfekr kardan
to think
راrâ
definite direct object marker
کهke
that (conjunction)
نقاشی کشیدنnaghghâshi keshidan
to draw / to paint
همانhamân
that very / that same
منظرهmanzare
landscape / view
Questions & Answers about فکر میکنم که آنها همان منظرهها را نقاشی کشیدند.
Why is it hamân and not a plural form like hamân-hâ if the landscapes are plural?
Emphatic demonstrative adjectives like hamân (that very) and hamin (this very) never take a plural marker when they come before a noun. Just like standard demonstratives (ân and in), they stay in their singular form, and only the noun itself (manzare-hâ) is made plural.
Why does râ come after manzare-hâ instead of right after hamân?
The word râ marks the entire definite direct object. Here, the complete object is the noun phrase hamân manzare-hâ (those very landscapes). Because of this, râ is placed at the very end of that entire phrase.
Doesn't fekr mikonam ke (I think that) usually require the subjunctive mood for the following verb? Why is keshidand in the simple past?
It does trigger the subjunctive for present or future actions, such as "I think they will paint." However, because this sentence is expressing a thought about an action that is already finished ("I think they painted"), Farsi simply uses the standard past tense for the second verb.
I know keshidand means "they pulled" or "they dragged." How does it translate to "painted" here?
The noun naqqâshi means "painting" or "drawing." When paired with keshidan (which can also mean "to draw"), it forms the compound verb naqqâshi keshidan, which is the standard Farsi expression for painting or drawing a picture.
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