Breakdown of مرد فقیر لنگان بیمارستان را ترک کرد.
مردmard
man
بیمارستانbimârestân
hospital
راrâ
definite direct object marker
ترک کردنtark kardan
to leave / to abandon
فقیرfaqir
poor
لنگیدنlangidan
to limp
Questions & Answers about مرد فقیر لنگان بیمارستان را ترک کرد.
How is the word langân (limping) formed in this sentence?
It is formed by taking the present stem of the verb langidan (to limp), which is lang, and adding the suffix -ân. This creates a present participle that shows the state or manner of the subject. In this sentence, it acts as an adverb describing how the man left.
Could langân be placed somewhere else in the sentence?
Yes, adverbs of manner are quite flexible in Farsi. While it appears before the object here, it would also be very natural to place it right before the verb, like this: mard-e faqir bimârestân râ langân tark kard. Both sound perfectly correct to a native speaker.
Why does the object marker râ come after bimârestân and not after the adverb?
The marker râ marks the definite direct object of the verb, which is simply bimârestân (the hospital). The word langân is an adverb describing the man's action, not part of the object phrase, so râ must attach directly to the hospital.
What is the literal translation of the compound verb tark kard?
It is the past tense of the compound verb tark kardan. The noun tark means abandonment or leaving, and kardan means to do or to make. So literally, the man did a leaving of the hospital.
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