Word
رامکننده در سیرک قفس را باز کرد.
Meaning
The tamer opened the cage in the circus.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of رامکننده در سیرک قفس را باز کرد.
درdar
in
راrâ
definite direct object marker
باز کردنbâz kardan
to open
رامکنندهrâm-konande
tamer
Questions & Answers about رامکننده در سیرک قفس را باز کرد.
Since this lesson is about causative verbs, is there a causative verb in this sentence?
There actually isn't one in this specific sentence! While the lesson focuses on adding suffixes like -ândan to a verb's present stem to create a causative, this sentence shows the other main way Farsi expresses "making something happen": using compound verbs. To say "to tame" (literally "to make tame"), Farsi uses the adjective رام (tame) plus the verb کردن (to do/make), rather than adding a causative suffix to a single-word verb.
How exactly is the word رامکننده (tamer) put together?
It comes from the compound verb رام کردن (to tame). To create a noun meaning "the person who does the action", you take the present stem of the verb (for کردن, the stem is کن) and add the suffix -نده. So, رامکننده literally translates to "the tame-maker" or "tamer".
Why does را appear directly after قفس (cage)?
را is the direct object marker, and it must follow the specific noun (or noun phrase) that is receiving the action. Since "the cage" (قفس) is the specific thing being opened, را tags it directly. The phrase در سیرک (in the circus) just tells us where this is happening, so it doesn't need را.
Why is در سیرک (in the circus) placed between the subject and the object?
In standard Farsi word order, prepositional phrases showing place or time usually go after the subject and before the direct object. The typical flow here is: Subject () + Place () + Specific Direct Object () + Verb ().