Word
ما روی همان نیمکت نشستیم، جایی که بستنی خوردیم.
Meaning
We sat on that very bench, the place where we ate ice cream.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of ما روی همان نیمکت نشستیم، جایی که بستنی خوردیم.
ما
we
رویruye
on
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
نشستنneshastan
to sit
Questions & Answers about ما روی همان نیمکت نشستیم، جایی که بستنی خوردیم.
How does jâyi ke work in this sentence to mean "where"?
The word jây means "place". To link it to the relative clause, we add the relative suffix -i to make jâyi (the place), followed by the connecting word ke (that). Together, jâyi ke translates smoothly as "the place where" or simply "where".
Why use hamân instead of just ân for "that bench"?
While ân just means "that", hamân means "that same" or "that very". Using hamân emphasizes that it is the exact same bench they visited previously, which connects perfectly with the relative clause describing their past memory there.
Why does ru (on) get a -ye ending before hamân?
The preposition ru (on) requires the ezafe to connect to the noun phrase that follows it. Because ru ends in a vowel, the ezafe takes the form of -ye. It links directly to the whole phrase hamân nimkat (that very bench).
Why is there no râ after bastani (ice cream) if it is the object of the verb?
The object marker râ is only used for definite direct objects (like "the ice cream" or "that ice cream"). Here, bastani is being talked about in a general, indefinite sense (they just ate "ice cream" in general), so the is left out.