Breakdown of تعداد تماشاگران را حدود دو هزار نفر تخمین میزنم.
دوdo
two
نفرnafar
person
راrâ
definite direct object marker
تماشاگرtamâshâgar
spectator
هزارhezâr
thousand
تعدادte'dâd
number / quantity (count)
حدودhodud
about / approximately (numbers, amounts)
تخمین زدنtakhmin zadan
to estimate
Questions & Answers about تعداد تماشاگران را حدود دو هزار نفر تخمین میزنم.
I see we used حدود (hodud) here for "about". Does it need an ezafe when placed before a number?
Yes! When you use حدود before a number to mean "about" or "approximately", it takes an ezafe to connect it to the number, so it is pronounced hodud-e. If you used تقریباً (taghriban) instead, you would not use an ezafe.
Why is را (rā) placed right after تماشاگران (tamāshāgarān)?
The word را marks the specific direct object of the verb. Here, the entire phrase تعداد تماشاگران (the number of spectators) is the direct object of the verb تخمین میزنم (I estimate). Since تماشاگران is the last word in that noun phrase, را goes right after it.
Why is the word نفر (nafar) included after the number?
In Farsi, when counting people, you usually insert the measure word (or classifier) نفر (nafar) right after the number. It literally means "person", so دو هزار نفر acts like saying "two thousand persons". This is standard in Farsi even if English just says "two thousand" without a measure word.
What is the infinitive for the verb at the end of the sentence?
The infinitive is تخمین زدن (takhmin zadan), meaning "to estimate". It is a compound verb made from تخمین (estimation) and زدن (to hit/strike). Like most compound verbs, only the second part conjugates to match the "I" subject.
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